Best Long distance road trip car?

[ErikCLDR]

How about a Volvo? Probably the most reliable of the european brands. You can pick up an S80 pretty cheaply, S60 holds its value a little more but you can still get an 06/07 with 20k miles for around $20,000. The XC70's also have come down in price now that the new model has arrived. Modern Volvos are really comfortable to drive, have good power, pretty good gas mileage, and have some of the best seats around.

 

[Quad SLi 295]

Start in Lisbon, Portugal. Drive until you get to either Beijing or Singapore.

Jimmy

 

[Demosthenes X]

Congrats on the Fit! My son loves his 08 Fit Sport MT. Hope that you are getting the Sport....the only way to go.

Thanks. Fit Sport MT, Storm Silver Metallic... which I'm pretty means "Silver" in regular English.

 

[NightFlight]

I'll just have to take your word for it, since I never even heard of the Sprinter before. Diesel costs about 40% more at current prices than gas around here, so it would have to get 40% better to break even. Since a Chrysler Town & Country (or similar) minivan gets about 25mpg highway, that would mean about 35mpg highway in US gallons. A quick Google search (admittedly it could be wrong or outdated) showed the Sprinter in the 25-30mpg range highway.

Ummm the Town & Country gets nowhere NEAR 35MPG. More like 24-25mpg.

Diesels typically have a longer range than their gasoline equivalents...

 

[Love]

Sadly, Scion isn't available in Canada. Toyota say they have plans to start selling them here in 2010, though.

I see Scions driving in calgary nearly every day.

 

[Demosthenes X]

I see Scions driving in calgary nearly every day.

And since it's physically impossible to drive from the United States to Canada...

Yes, there are "grey market" imports, mostly xBs. Toyota Canada has never sold a Scion, though.

 

[danny_w]

Ummm the Town & Country gets nowhere NEAR 35MPG. More like 24-25mpg.

Diesels typically have a longer range than their gasoline equivalents...

If you read my note that is exactly what I said (although maybe a bit confusing). But 25 mpg on gas at $1.75/gal roughly equals 35 mpg on diesel at $2.40/gal, so it is a wash.