Need Econo Car suggestions

*venom* · 05-09-2006, 01:51 PM

What would you guys get if you could spend under 16k only requirements 04 or newer plus get more than 25mpg or higher.

jjtgiants · 05-09-2006, 02:00 PM

I'm not sure.....maybe a civic. I want to get a civic hybrid for a daily driver. Sometimes I drive for work in one and the damn thing gets 33 mpg! That's twice as good as my car! ha ha ha

BlitzStyrke · 05-09-2006, 02:16 PM

I think mazda 3s are really nice. If it's anything like my girlfriends mazda 6 it is very nice quality and does great on gas. My friend's mom has a 5-speed 3 and he loves to drive it.

macs03GT · 05-09-2006, 02:25 PM

i'd get a lancer. Just becuase you can find an 04 for about 10k and they get over 30 miles a gallon. just my suggestion. even a new one will only cost you about 15k

Badfish · 05-09-2006, 03:27 PM

69 boss 429

05-09-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Badfish

69 boss 429

:stupid:

Ghostalker · 05-09-2006, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Badfish

69 boss 429

I will do you one better...
Hummer H2
Or H3 for the less daring 5-cylinder loving morons... (sweeping genralizations about hummerz)

Icefreezen · 05-09-2006, 03:56 PM

Yamaha R6 or I'm thinking a 4 banger truck

MattJ · 05-09-2006, 04:10 PM

mazda 3 has 28-34mpg claims but people are seeing 40+ on good driving. deffinetly a great vehicle to consider.

PureStang · 05-09-2006, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Icefreezen

Yamaha R6

:stupid:

FritoBandito · 05-09-2006, 06:38 PM

A friend of mine had a 90's geo metro, light green. It looked like an easter egg but he only filled it up once every 3 weeks.

*madmatt* · 05-09-2006, 06:41 PM

Civic, and dont waste your money on a hybrid unless you drive it only on the interstate, there is no real advantage otherwise, plus you get a huge addition to the price.

*venom* · 05-09-2006, 07:16 PM

Im thinking about the SRT4.

Badfish · 05-09-2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by venom

Im thinking about the SRT4.

i lost to one of those the other day

a skittle would be an awesome dd....i dunno what gas milage they get....another cool dd would be an SVT focus

trnin · 05-09-2006, 07:37 PM

mazda 3 or 6....4 banger...or get a pocket rocket......sentra v-spec, im gonna get bashed but i rode in one and it was kinda fun, its got some go.

lizardbreath · 05-09-2006, 08:07 PM

Get yourself a mortocycle...I have one and it gets 50MPG about. Gotta love the Yamaha's....

MachGT · 05-09-2006, 08:07 PM

if I had to get a 4 door, I'd probably get a mazda 6 turbo. probably out of your price range though. Maybe a used mazda 6. they are sharp little cars...

I got 28 mpg out of my GT before the gears (highway)

lizardbreath · 05-09-2006, 08:09 PM

Or you could just buy a geo prism for about 1,000 bucks...those things get some real SICK gas mileage.

05-09-2006, 08:13 PM

dude i dont mean to burst your bubble, but you wont get 25+MPG on a SRT-4, I will tell you that they ARE fast and fun to drive, and probably will be worth the extra money on gas, but if your looking for a gas econ car, srt-4 is not a good car for that.

Id get a new dodge caliber tho R/T tho, $20k, gets 23/26 MPG and its fast and fun to drive, I test drove one over at the dodge by International mall and fell in love with it. I might be getting a Nissan Altima SE-R for a daily driver

1982 mustang 5.0 · 05-09-2006, 08:17 PM

i would get a 1.8T Golf

floppy · 05-10-2006, 07:19 AM

my girlfriend just ordered a brand new 06 scion tc rs2 (the nice looking car scion not the lunchbox or that other ugly car). they start at $16,300 brand new! it gets 30 mpg and the whole roof is glass so there is a huge sunroof and its standard on every tc.

edit: thats not a pic of ours, just a pic i found on the internet.

BlitzStyrke · 05-10-2006, 09:09 AM

I kinda like those scion tcs. They're not that bad.

jjtgiants · 05-10-2006, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by floppy

my girlfriend just ordered a brand new 06 scion tc rs2 (the nice looking car scion not the lunchbox or that other ugly car). they start at $16,300 brand new! it gets 30 mpg and the whole roof is glass so there is a huge sunroof and its standard on every tc.

edit: thats not a pic of ours, just a pic i found on the internet.

I like the scions.....they aren't bad at all. I was at the international car show a while back and they had scion tc rs2's and they were also marketing a little supercharger you could by for them.

*madmatt* · 05-10-2006, 09:51 AM

Hmm, I forgot about the new tc's.

floppy · 05-10-2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jjtgiants

I like the scions.....they aren't bad at all. I was at the international car show a while back and they had scion tc rs2's and they were also marketing a little supercharger you could by for them.

the rs2 is the one we ordered it came into port on sunday and it was supposed to be here today but now they're saying tomorrow or friday... we've been waiting almost a month but only because its an rs2. this will be the first one in florida (supposedly).

05-09-2006, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
venom Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,348	Need Econo Car suggestions What would you guys get if you could spend under 16k only requirements 04 or newer plus get more than 25mpg or higher. __________________ http://www.mustangboards.com/mustang...500/ppuser/103

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BlitzStyrke Mess with the bulls Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Goshen, NY Posts: 428	I think mazda 3s are really nice. If it's anything like my girlfriends mazda 6 it is very nice quality and does great on gas. My friend's mom has a 5-speed 3 and he loves to drive it. __________________ 98 GT Convertible

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Badfish Listen to reggae. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 8,800	69 boss 429 __________________ '04 2.3l Evo '86 GSXR 750

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Icefreezen Mustang Superman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Your mom's bed Posts: 3,908	Yamaha R6 or I'm thinking a 4 banger truck __________________

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MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	mazda 3 has 28-34mpg claims but people are seeing 40+ on good driving. deffinetly a great vehicle to consider. __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

05-09-2006, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
jjtgiants jjtgiants Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dublin, CA Posts: 3,731	I'm not sure.....maybe a civic. I want to get a civic hybrid for a daily driver. Sometimes I drive for work in one and the damn thing gets 33 mpg! That's twice as good as my car! ha ha ha

05-09-2006, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
macs03GT CMAC Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,017	i'd get a lancer. Just becuase you can find an 04 for about 10k and they get over 30 miles a gallon. just my suggestion. even a new one will only cost you about 15k

05-09-2006, 06:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
FritoBandito Married. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OK Posts: 1,234	A friend of mine had a 90's geo metro, light green. It looked like an easter egg but he only filled it up once every 3 weeks. __________________ 2004 OXFORD GT Parts that matter:K&N,O/R-H,Flow 40's,Xcal2,FRPP 4.10s, Bullitt Susp. kit

05-09-2006, 06:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
madmatt Traitor...lol Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 7,922	Civic, and dont waste your money on a hybrid unless you drive it only on the interstate, there is no real advantage otherwise, plus you get a huge addition to the price. __________________ RPMPlanets

05-09-2006, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
venom Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,348	Im thinking about the SRT4. __________________ http://www.mustangboards.com/mustang...500/ppuser/103

05-09-2006, 07:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
trnin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: rapid city sd Posts: 154	mazda 3 or 6....4 banger...or get a pocket rocket......sentra v-spec, im gonna get bashed but i rode in one and it was kinda fun, its got some go. __________________ 2001 mustang gt, automatic C&L intake plenum helix throttle body & intake spacers mac throttle body k&n cai diablo predator tune slp loudmouth cat back tokico illumina shocks&struts tokico lowering springs 1.25 4.10 gears vcn 1000 nitrous 1964.5 mustang 55 thousand orginal miles on bone stock 260 v-8 all stock &midnight blue/caspian blue sold

05-09-2006, 08:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
lizardbreath Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 216	Get yourself a mortocycle...I have one and it gets 50MPG about. Gotta love the Yamaha's....

05-09-2006, 08:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
lizardbreath Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 216	Or you could just buy a geo prism for about 1,000 bucks...those things get some real SICK gas mileage.

05-09-2006, 08:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
SpinMedia Posts: n/a	dude i dont mean to burst your bubble, but you wont get 25+MPG on a SRT-4, I will tell you that they ARE fast and fun to drive, and probably will be worth the extra money on gas, but if your looking for a gas econ car, srt-4 is not a good car for that. Id get a new dodge caliber tho R/T tho, $20k, gets 23/26 MPG and its fast and fun to drive, I test drove one over at the dodge by International mall and fell in love with it. I might be getting a Nissan Altima SE-R for a daily driver

05-09-2006, 08:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
1982 mustang 5.0 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 425	i would get a 1.8T Golf

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BlitzStyrke Mess with the bulls Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Goshen, NY Posts: 428	I kinda like those scion tcs. They're not that bad. __________________ 98 GT Convertible

05-10-2006, 09:51 AM	#24 (permalink)
madmatt Traitor...lol Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 7,922	Hmm, I forgot about the new tc's. __________________ RPMPlanets