The ideal daily?

"Leonardo DiCabriolet" (leonardodicabriolet) 10/19/2017 at 17:40 • Filed to: None

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Been looking for a daily for a few months now, but can’t seem to lock down what exactly what I want. Don’t have any real preference on car, truck or SUV. If it’s something kind of plain, maybe up to $3k, up to $5k if it’s something cool. I have a 27 mile round commute to school and a 14 mile for work so mpg’s are kinda important. What would you be looking for given these loose parameters?

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 17:44

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Corolla.

It is boring. But it is very, very good at commuting.

Maybe a Fit with a 5MT.

Tripper > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/19/2017 at 17:46

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Came here to say Fit 5 speed

CaptDale - is secretly British > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 17:48

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4Runner

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 17:51

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I would look at a Camry or Fit as others have said. You really can’t go wrong with something reliable in cheap to fix. Especially in college.

Discerning > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 18:01

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Sentra, Civic, Corolla.

Pick your beige poison.

vicali > CaptDale - is secretly British 10/19/2017 at 18:04

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Hilux Surf..

Discerning > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 18:11

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Actually, I think a 2003 maxima would be kinda cool with the 6 speed.

You get 255hp, a 6 speed manual, and a decent interior. Look out for oil consumption though. They have a beam in the rear so they aren’t great handling cars, but they also don’t suck in that department either.

CaptDale - is secretly British > vicali 10/19/2017 at 18:16

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I mean if we got those then duh!

I have another burner, try to guess it! > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 18:22

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C I V I C

interstate366, now In The Industry > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 18:23

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1st gen TSX.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 18:27

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Mazda3

deekster_caddy > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 18:46

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Find an original Honda Insight!

mazda616 > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 19:13

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Mazda3. I had one for six years and it was great. Current owners still have it and it just passed 100k with no real issues. I saw as high as 36 MPG on the highway - even with the 2.3 which isn’t known for great gas mileage.

The rust issue was fixed with the later ones. Mine was a 2008 and had zero issues with rust and I drove it year round. It was a little beast in the snow.

Stapleface > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 19:18

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27 miles? Damn. I do close to 100.

They’re boring as sin, but old GM j-bodies make decent commuter cars as well. I certainly wouldn’t pick them over a Corolla or Fit, but they’d work.

AestheticsInMotion > CaptDale - is secretly British 10/19/2017 at 19:32

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This is the only recommendation on here that doesn’t make me sad. Cheap and reliable doesn’t have to mean beige econo-mobile

CaptDale - is secretly British > AestheticsInMotion 10/19/2017 at 19:38

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Right?! It was the only cheap reliable vehicle that didn’t make me sad to drive. Why would anyone buy some of these suggestions?

boxrocket > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 20:36

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Are Mazda2s that cheap yet? Mazda3, Prius (mpgs!), Volvo S40/V50 (wagon!!), Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan Hybrid, Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner/Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Toyota Camry... Long long list. 

Tristan > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 21:32

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Saab 9-3.

Mechanically > Leonardo DiCabriolet 10/19/2017 at 22:07

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A Panther.