J, please run away from those tin-cans on wheels. I know I'd be happier in a bigger, roomier, heavier sedan that gets 25-30mpg than be a sitting duck in a tiny death trap that gets 40-50mpg.

If your driving that much, shouldn't comfort & saftey be a big part of the decision?!

 

w3rd.

I commute 30 miles each way on the worst, most notorious highways, just outside of Boston. I can't even count all the rear-end collisions, chain accidents, I've seen within the past two years.

The most dramatic was last January, when sudden hard braking resulted in a 4dr. Honda Civic getting flipped one car length away from me. I had to hold the woman upside down in her seat while others came and unlatched her seatbelt.

Would an F-150 have flipped given the same dynamics? Nope.

D's point is an extremely valid one.

 

Hell if you need fuel economy get a motorcycle, then you can hit up HOV too!!

 

AND weave through traffic at breath taking speeds while doing a wheelie! Think of all the looks you'll get when you do a 70mph stoppie!

 

then he also becomes a tempting target for that nut job in the tan terror. I have to say that my g/f drives a corolla and its a decent little vehicle and I think its more comfortable than a civic. If I bought a foreign car it would be a toyota all the way.

 

very good points. I suppose I'm a little too fixated on fuel consumption given the mileage Im about to undertake for this new job. And Ive been thinking cheap-a$$ car as it will be so high mileage after 6 years that it wont be worth anything so Im treating the purchase as a disposable vehicle.


Man, I wish they still sold million mile Volvos (like the 240) safe, cheap and last forever.