help me get a hatchback

[lowwall]

So what was the final result?

BTW, the New York Times has a new review on the Versa. Looks like the Fit beats it out in everything except rear seat room.

 

[H2Andy]

well, so far it's the Fit, the Scion, and the Versa

new purchase date is March, 2007, so that gives me some extra time

thanks for that article

the Fit is a very nice car

 

[CBulla]

Ahhhhh... hmm.... yes, I think your getting a Jeep Wrangler is an excellent idea!

 

[runamonk]

My wife and I just picked up a brand new Mazda 3 (07) hatchback. 160 HP 2.3L 4CYL.

Awesome car! The seats all fold down and all that stuff. The rear will hold 5 tanks laying down side by side and the rest of gear sitting on top or in the back seat. Perfect and great gas milage.

 

[CBulla]

that leaves no room for 2 kids....soon to be 3...

Its also tiny, wont drive around here well when it floods in the afternoon storms. Good thing Andy lives up north!

 

[H2Andy]

My wife and I just picked up a brand new Mazda 3 (07) hatchback. 160 HP 2.3L 4CYL.

i looked at the M3 long and hard ... awesome car ... but it is a bit high for my price range

what gas milage are you getting? i'm figuring an average of 23 mpg? is that about right?

Ahhhhh... hmm.... yes, I think your getting a Jeep Wrangler is an excellent idea!

haha... sure =)

much too expensive, and the mpg are not where i want them to be

 

[runamonk]

i looked at the M3 long and hard ... awesome car ... but it is a bit high for my price range

what gas milage are you getting? i'm figuring an average of 23 mpg? is that about right?




haha... sure =)

much too expensive, and the mpg are not where i want them to be

Well we took a road trip up to anacortes for a boat dive, there and back and still drove around all week on a single tank. Freeway is a solid 30mpg, normal driving is around 23 - 25. It would be more if we babied it but we like to hear it rev hehe.

It's just a fun little car, we originally had a 03 Dodge Dakota which was great for all our diving gear. It was a huge waste in gas and my wife couldn't park it to save her life LOL.

 

[CBulla]

haha... sure =)

much too expensive, and the mpg are not where i want them to be

Then may I suggest a biodiesel processor and diesel driven vehicle. Your looking at roughly $.80 cents per gal (give or take a little) to generate:

http://www.realgoods.com/renew/shop/product.cfm?dp=3704&ts=4000001&kw=bio%20diesel

If you really want to cut back on environmental impact also check out some stuff here:

http://realgoods.com/

I'm going to be taking the house solar in a year or so.. 100%.

 

[H2Andy]

wow... that would be a very good deal

but i'd have to buy a diesel car

how reliable are the "kits" to make the stuff? is the fuel good? does it ruin the engine?

 

[CBulla]

the fuel is great. The kits like that one are at LEAST as good as commercial grade diesel. To date, I don't know of anyone who has ruined an engine.

www.biodiesel.org - a great place to learn more.

At some point I would LOVE to take my Wrangler diesel... that would screw with Dahlmer Chrysler!