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Car buying advice

waloshin

waloshin

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Looking for a car at the max of $10,000 Canadian.

- Must be at least a mid size, full size would be great.

- Get around 25 mpg city 30 + Highway

- 4 door

- AutomaticTransmission (For command start purposes, manual cars with a command start are pointless).

So far I all I can find are 2006 - 2008 Cheverolet Impalas that meet my requirements.

Don't want anything older then a 2005

Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
You're talking about a period when the Impala was easily the worst all around car on the road. If you're interested in something reliable and comfortable, I would focus on the Honda Accord.
 
AustinIllini said:
You're talking about a period when the Impala was easily the worst all around car on the road. If you're interested in something reliable and comfortable, I would focus on the Honda Accord.
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Worse than a Chevy Aveo? Come on now... We all know which one is worse. ;)
 
If an Impala meets your requirements, and you want a mid-size or larger, you could also look at a Taurus/Five Hundred, Fusion, Accord, Camry, Malibu, Altima, Mazda6, and many others.
 
25/30 mpg - not mid-sized car mileage

I get that with my Corolla. You can get higher mileage with a Mazda 3. In that same range, a Civic, possibly others in that class.
 
Gregg2 said:
25/30 mpg - not mid-sized car mileage

I get that with my Corolla. You can get higher mileage with a Mazda 3. In that same range, a Civic, possibly others in that class.
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Not mid size car fuel economy in his budget. Todays Malibu, Fusion, Maxima, Mazda6, etc can get 25 MPG in the city/ 35 MPG HWY.
 
Gregg2 said:
25/30 mpg - not mid-sized car mileage

I get that with my Corolla. You can get higher mileage with a Mazda 3. In that same range, a Civic, possibly others in that class.
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Wife's 2010 Accord easily gets that.
 
b-rad g said:
Wife's 2010 Accord easily gets that.
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That kind of amazes me. When I was shopping for my 2012 Corolla, I looked at Consumer Reports. The combined mileage (city & hwy) for the Corolla was 32 I believe, and nothing in its class (compact) was higher. I've been getting 27 to almost 37, depending on how much city driving I do. I'm not looking at a console in the car, I'm actually writing down the mileage and gallons and doing the math.
 
Gregg2 said:
That kind of amazes me. When I was shopping for my 2012 Corolla, I looked at Consumer Reports. The combined mileage (city & hwy) for the Corolla was 32 I believe, and nothing in its class (compact) was higher. I've been getting 27 to almost 37, depending on how much city driving I do. I'm not looking at a console in the car, I'm actually writing down the mileage and gallons and doing the math.
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I think listed MPGs are conservative to be accurate for drivers with a heavy foot.

My 2010 Ford Focus SES is 24/34 (28 combined) yet I always get 30-32 combined (reset with each fill up, always the same), but my driving is over half city. I cruised at 70 in Ohio and hit 42 mpg highway from Cincinnati to Toledo (having MI plates I don't dare do anything over 70 in Ohio).
 
Gregg2 said:
That kind of amazes me. When I was shopping for my 2012 Corolla, I looked at Consumer Reports. The combined mileage (city & hwy) for the Corolla was 32 I believe, and nothing in its class (compact) was higher. I've been getting 27 to almost 37, depending on how much city driving I do. I'm not looking at a console in the car, I'm actually writing down the mileage and gallons and doing the math.
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Her car does not have a MPG estimator so I reset the trip meter and calculate it whenever I fill up her car. The lowest it's ever been was 25.
 
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