We need an automatic and something that has enough pep to get over a mountain! I have been searching online and so far the only thing besides the hybrid, is a Honda fit or civic. Even the chevy aveo only gets around 29. Am afraid of a hybrid for price of parts. They say a battery costs $3,000. I also have heard that some don't get near the milage that they promise. Anyone out there get good milage, I sure would appreciate hearing from you, as we have to do something soon. Thanks for any input!

I have a 2005 Corolla, and love it. I do mostly highway driving, and get about 38/30 MPG (highway/city). I do turn off the air conditioning when accelerating, but it is small and quick enough to pass big trucks quite easily, and generally has been an awesome car. Fuel Economy may be some help, though I find I do a bit better than is listed there.

foryoubabyblue - thanks for that website.

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I have a 2006 honda civic and must say that I love my car. I get anywhere from 32-35 mpg depending on how much I keep my foot out of the gas. The car looks small but it actually has more room than you think. My dh is a big guy 6'4 and he has no problem being comfy in the car. Good luck I know it is a hard decision.

I have a Camry Hybrid that I LOVE. It has great pick up and an electronic "continuously variable" transmission, so you never have to wait for that shift of gears on the automatic. I get 36 MPG pretty standard. I know that the gov't changed the reporting rules for MPG on all cars starting with 2008, so what they report should be more in line with the actual than it was.

I was worried about parts prices, too, but the battery life is guaranteed for so long and the rest of the warranty was great, too, so it all works out for me. I was also told that the battery price isn't as bad as some people think. I was quoted less than $2k (still alot, I know).

Hope this helps.

Renee

We looked at getting a hybrid (a Honda one) and found out from the dealer that the battery needs to be replaced every 5 years or so and it costs $4K at today's prices (so in 5 years that is probably $6K). The price of the battery is not going to balance out my fuel savings for 5 years. I would try to get something fuel effiecient without being a hybrid.

Here is a link with 2008 cars that get around 30 MPG or more
Rank Cars by Capacities and Dimensions
you can compare them

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I have a dodge caravan... When we went to Daytona we were averaging 27-29 miles per gallon!

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Well it's close. My Escape get around that. It's a 2007 so the 2008 models probably are better. It's not a hybrid. I use supreme fuel. It is also very important to keep up the regular maintenance. I have never missed a servicing.

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I have an 06 chevy cobalt, On highway it gets 37 mpg. I love it. It is a 4cyl. I love it!

My Toyota RAV4 gets around 28 average. It is a mid-size SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle). We have the front wheel drive model. Reasonably priced. Lots of leg room in the back seat... We have a 5'9" 13yo so we made sure that the back seats were roomy for his growing years.

You get your money's worth with Toyota or Honda (in my opinion, of course).

I have a 2006 Ford Taurus and it gets great mileage. This is coming from a former Chevy Tahoe driver though, but I have really saved some money!

Honda civic here too. We get 37-38 highway. And I agree it is pretty roomy too. When the time comes we will get another Honda

Thanks for all the posts. I am so far leaning toward a Corolla or a Civic. Probably won't be for a little while yet, but was trying to start searching for information now.

DH has a Corolla. Loves it.... especially when it comes to filling the gas tank!

I love my Honda Civic too. I can seat 5 comfortably, and the trunk is roomy. I drive for work, and do lots of highway driving, so having a car with some guts is important. My honda has lots of pickup, and I will buy another one when this goes. Another plus for the honda, this particular car was rated #1 for safety, and gets excellent gas mileage. My car has 160,000 miles on it and runs like a top (its a 2001). My last honda was an accord, and I had over 200,000 sold it (I still see it on the road once in a while)I had to borrow my moms car a while back when my AC was getting serviced, and felt like I was in a tuna can, and also the car didnt have the pickup I need to be able to merge into city traffic. It was a Hyundai. I would never buy one of those, warranty or not. JMO

My husband has a 2006 Hyundai Sonata (I'll let you guess when our old, shared SUV started to die), and it's actually a really nice car. As far a I can tell, the newer ones are, but the older ones are best avoided. His has all the little cute things, like a leather steering wheel, and compartments everywhere. It also accelerates nicely, and is very comfortable. Mine's more efficient, which is why I chose it. I don't know too much about the smaller Hyundais, didn't actually think of them, but they'd be worth looking at.

Have you thought about a deisel. I really want one and I want to put biodeisel in it. Most european car makers make all of their models in deisel or gas. They get great mileage and last forever.

I saw a headline about BMW getting better mileage than the Prius. I didn't read the article, tho. I don't know how many miles my car gets. How would I figure that out??

When your car is fairly empty, fill it up and write down the milage on your odometer. Then when it is near empty again, write down the gallons you put in, and divide the gallons into the miles you drove from that last fill-up to find out a rough estimate. Better to do it a couple of times, as if one time you drive more city and the next time more highway, it will come out different. This should give you an average.

I live in a rural area and we don't have diesel pumps around the area. Then, it costs more, I think, so I don't think I would be interested in that.

my toyota echo gets 41 mpg. its 5 speed. that really helps. it looks like a toy car, all it needs is a wind up key on the back. lol have tried to talk my hubby into welding me one on there but he wont do it. but its great on gas and I drive around 100 miles a day for work.

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If you are in a rural area you might not have a lot of biodesel places but you are more likely to have regular diesel than we would in the city. Most farm equipment and trucks use deisel. You might be surprised if you looked around.

we just got back from WDW and my 2007 Camry got 33 mpg on average.

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