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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

They have 4 door Integras, I used to have one it was a nice a car.

 

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.


-Mike

 

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..

 

Geo metro. Look out for rusted sub frames and that's it

 

What about the vw stuff? I was halfway thinking about a tdi or something.

 

my wife drives a passat 1.8t. It gets great fuel milage and is reliable as they get.

 

My older brother hates his xterra, says it gets 20 on the highway with the I4

 

I have a clean white 04 Civic Coupe EX, that I am thinking about selling Ill give you a great deal on!!

 

pm some details.

 

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

 

Prius...or anything else that gets 50+mpg

 

Isn't a Prius stupid expensive?

You thought about a bike?

 

Pontiac Fiero with a cocaine mustache.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.