Looking for high MPG cars

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[Onceler]

I don’t trust any vehicles with the scooter transmissions, other than that,most 4 cyl.’s from high volume sellers (except Ford and Chrysler) should be ok.
But I tend to neglect daily drivers, they’re not worth much after I get done with them, and will never see a service dept. I just throw parts at them till they run, and preventative maintenance except for oil changes is non-existent. I guess that’s why I stick to GM, parts are cheap, and they’re not so well engineered that evey system fails at once.

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[Zeen]

Don't paint all electric vehicles and hybrids with the same brush. Nissan Leafs (Leaves?) and early Honda hybrids have battery problems, but that's because of poor engineering and dishonest marketing. If you run the battery all the way up and all the way down to get a higher headline range number, it will lose capacity rapidly. Chevy Volts have been out a long time, and the batteries just don't fail. They have sophisticated management software, and are very conservative, only using the middle 2/3 of the battery's capacity.

Electricity works out to about half the cost of gas, depending on where you live.

If you have a long highway commute, and no way to charge when you get there, it's probably not the right fit. But 80% of trips are less than 35 miles, so if you fit that profile, it works great. If you can charge at your destination, it's a no-brainer. The thing is incredibly well engineered, and used ones are cheap.

I bought my 2013 two years ago for $12K with 42K miles, and the only maintenance cost in 32K miles I've owned it is tires (the one oil change was free because it is covered under the Certified Pre-Owned warranty. The forums have stories of very high miles with no problems.

If you do drain the battery, the gas engine gives 35 mpg at 80 mph, 40 if you stay near the speed limit.

I don't know why everyone doesn't have one as their grocery getter or commuter. I guess GM is still being punished for canceling the EV1 twenty years ago.
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