Looking for a commuter car what makes and models to look at?

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Old 02-03-2012, 11:59 AM
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Im going to be driving allot more for work and will be buying a cheap commuter car. Was wondering what makes and models I should be looking at. Reliability and good gas mileage are the keys. I know toyota has always been good but have been hearing their quality has been lacking recently. Any thoughts are appreciated.
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My sister has had two lancers. First one she bought new and drove it to 300,000 with only oil changes, like 1 belt and 1 set of spark plugs or something ridiculous. Hasn't had any issues with it either.

They look good and get good gas mileage, I'd say that is your best bet.
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Integra enough said lol... thats what i bought for a daily for the low price of 2800$ cold ac n sunroof. Went from downtown houston to new orleans with a full tank of gas wich was 30$
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Originally Posted by carlos sauceda
Integra enough said lol... thats what i bought for a daily for the low price of 2800$ cold ac n sunroof. Went from downtown houston to new orleans with a full tank of gas wich was 30$
That's bad ***, they are nice cars.

I'd say the lancer because it's 4 doors.
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Originally Posted by retardedpenguin
That's bad ***, they are nice cars.

I'd say the lancer because it's 4 doors.

They have 4 door Integras, I used to have one it was a nice a car.
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I had a 2006 Accord SE, and while it ran great, the attention to detail was lacking. I wouldn't say it was "falling apart", but I only had it five years and when I traded it in, the steering wheel was shredding, the driver's side seat cover was coming off, and some of the interior panels were rattling and loose. Maybe I got a bad one, but I was pretty disappointed.


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I have a Nissan Xterra XE that gets good gas milage. They come in different combinations from I4 to supercharged V6. I think they all come with a first aid kit too..
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What about the vw stuff? I was halfway thinking about a tdi or something.
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my wife drives a passat 1.8t. It gets great fuel milage and is reliable as they get.
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Originally Posted by Texas-Firehawk
I have a Nissan Xterra XE that gets good gas milage. They come in different combinations from I4 to supercharged V6. I think they all come with a first aid kit too..
My older brother hates his xterra, says it gets 20 on the highway with the I4
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I have a clean white 04 Civic Coupe EX, that I am thinking about selling Ill give you a great deal on!!
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Originally Posted by kingd_202
I have a clean white 04 Civic Coupe EX, that I am thinking about selling Ill give you a great deal on!!
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prolly anything Toyota or Honda... I'd like to get an X-Runner Tacoma or a SS Cobalt myself for a daily....my F/S truck hates the Parking garage at work.. Maybe even an S-10 Xtreme
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Prius...or anything else that gets 50+mpg
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Isn't a Prius stupid expensive?

You thought about a bike?
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Originally Posted by JankesGTO
What about the vw stuff? I was halfway thinking about a tdi or something.
The tdi is a flat out awesome car. They will literally run FOREVER, lol. Even the 2.0 turbo gti are good. The tdi will knock on the 40-45 mpg and the 2.0 turbo in the gti gets in the 30 range on the highway. I would definately look into them. I worked on a lot of vw's at the shop I used to work at and they were very well built cars. I know an extended warranty adjusted that has in the 350,000 mile range on his 04-05 tdi jetta and still going strong. Oil changes and timing belts are the key on the older ones. I think the new tdi got rid of the belt iirc. Could be wrong though.
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um, first let me say that retardedpenguin is the funniest gawd damn screen name ever! I'm friggin cryin!

I drive 100 miles a day in a car that means party. . .a fiesta. love it, 2 seats and 4 doors. 43mpg for real and it checks traffic for me. I hate myself for it though.
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Aww man a fiesta! I'm leaning towards a tdi Jetta if I can find one for under 10 grand. Would like a wrx but I would end up modding it and defeating the purpose.



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