Hey guys, sorry I was inactive for some days due to the workload in my company, hopefully will be active here on weekends.
Coming to the point, my brother just sold his 2017 Honda Civic for $18k, now looking to buy a new car but can’t decide.
He first shifted from Corrola (which was giving around 9 -10KM/L) to Civic for better range as well as comfortable drive.
The Civic was great, was a comfortable and sporty car with amazing suspension, but was disappointed with the low fuel efficiency of Civic. Even in eco mode, the car was burning fuel at 10 KM/L in the city and 12 KM/L on highway.
Now he has sold his Civic too and he’s now confused about which to buy next.
The cars we have in mind are the 2023 Toyota Raize XLE, a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. Which other car would you prefer with better fuel efficiency and comfortable drive for $18,000?
Borh Hyundai & VW reliability is far below Toyota reliability. The Hyundai & the VW would be far beyond warranty coverage, whereas the Toyota should stiil have some of its warranty coverage in effect. I think the choice is obvious.
Km/h is short for kilometers per hour… that is not a fuel consumption number, it is a speed.
So what is the fuel economy? Normally posted as miles per gallon, or km per gallon or the Euro value of liters per 100 kilometers. So what is normal for where you live?
OK, he has 18000 something . Canadian dollars or somewhere else . Why does he not use that to make a good down payment on an actual NEW vehicle . The ones you listed are all used.
I’m curious as how you were to get such poor fuel economy out the Civic. You claim the equivalent of about 28 MPG (US gallon) on the highway. Unless your brother had the Type R, the Civic should’ve returned closer to 16 or 17 KM/L. My Mustang with 5.0L V8 will do 11 KM/L on the highway, a Civic should do considerably better.
The thing is given the very poor fuel economy your brother is getting from a Corolla and Civic, I’m lead to believe that no matter what he gets he’s going to get less than it’s rated fuel economy because of driving habits, not because of some problem with the vehicle.
It would be nice if people who want help on a vehicle choice would say where they are located . Many countries have vehicles or versions of some brands that we never see here in the US.
Are there hybrids where you live? If petrol consumption is the primary criterion, consider a Toyota Prius. It may have a different name where you live. The Prius has been available in the US since the beginning of the century and there should be some at your price point.
Daihatsu is the low cost division of Toyota. I had one as a rental for a weekend in Japan. It was literally a rattletrap, and it was an almost-new car. It was also very slow. This wasn’t a problem for the island we were on, but I would not have driven one on any of the main islands.
Unless you’re going from an obnoxious lifted 4x4 truck getting 10MPG going downhill… it also doesn’t make much sense financially to trade 1 regular sedan for another.
Many people seem to do this with the desire to “save on gas”, when in fact they’re not saving any money overall, when you consider interest, finance charges, registration, etc.
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As I may have mentioned previously, I traded-in my beautiful, trouble-free '71 Charger in 1974 because of the gas shortages. In the interest of getting better gas mileage, I got a '74 Volvo, which turned-out to be the absolute worst car that I ever owned.
The Charger’s gas mileage maxed-out at 17 mpg, but with the Volvo I was only able to get a maximum of 24 mpg, which wasn’t a huge increase, and whatever I saved on gas was more than wiped-out by the inconvenience of frequent breakdowns and the expense of many visits to the dealership and an indy mechanic.
Saving gas and saving money are two entirely different things. I know several people who drive electric or hybrid vehicles solely because they use less or no gasoline. Some spend more every month, some spend less. But the goal is less gasoline consumption.
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I have found that the electricity necessary to recharge my PHEV costs a bit less than half of what I was spending on gas. But, even if the cost-saving wasn’t quite that much, I like not having to go to a gas station each week.
Update: He bought an MG HS trophy — You might say what’s the point? He’s still not getting the mileage! He was initially going for some car with better milleage but he also wanted to experience a luxury crossover, and I’d say MG hs is a pretty good deal cuz the car is solid, comfy, and simply great to drive-- better drive than any sedan we’ve bought before(excluding the sports aspect)
Also, he actually bought it from his friend, paid him $19k, will pay the rest later, so we’re liberated from budget hassle as well.
