If it is slower trips around town the Metro or small Honda will be hard to beat. If you have highway driving in mind a Saturn is a cheap car too and will manage 70 mph a lot easier than a 3 cylinder Metro. I had a Metro hence the moniker but I sure like the little Saturns better for my driving. I have not owned a Honda cause I never paid the premium. I know they are great cars I just wanted to put in a good word for the Saturn .
There is also the Swift 1.3, basically a 4 cylinder Metro. Cruising at 70 to 80 no sweat. Drive it like a 3 cylinder Metro and you get almost the same mpg. Steady cruising at 75 gets 43 mpg.
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Originally Posted by usedgeo
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If it is slower trips around town the Metro or small Honda will be hard to beat. If you have highway driving in mind a Saturn is a cheap car too and will manage 70 mph a lot easier than a 3 cylinder Metro. I had a Metro hence the moniker but I sure like the little Saturns better for my driving. I have not owned a Honda cause I never paid the premium. I know they are great cars I just wanted to put in a good word for the Saturn .
I drive in town trips down the freeway, probably 3-400 miles per week. I have a Malibu Maxx 3.5 V6, but it only gets in the mid 20's. 24 in town and 26-28 on the freeway.
Well, I have a 2003 Hyndai Tiburon with the 2.7l V6. You can check my gaslog for more info, but I managed to get an decent increase in MPG just from increasing the tire pressure. I am planning on doing some weight reduction by removing some interior components, i.e. back seat and trim and stuff. I just need to convince the wife it is necessary, and then find somewhere to store the stuff.
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