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KeepingStephen · 01-12-2011, 02:34 AM

Hey all, I'm looking to buy a used car in a few days and have narrowed it down to several choices. Nissan Sentra, Honda Civic and the Chevy Optra hatchback are at the top so far. All vehicles I've been looking at are 2001-2004 models.

Mileage is probably my biggest concern, thus why I am a huge fan of this site. Any insight on to which one may be the best bet? I'm looking to do a few mods on the car as well for efficiency. I would love an older Honda CRX but I'm going to say away from something with over 200thou on the engine. And these don't exist. So that's why I am considering the Optra, and there seems to be a ton in my area for sale.

Thanks for the input. Looking forward to tweaking the machine.

Cheers
Steve

01-12-2011, 02:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
KeepingStephen EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sarnia, Ontario Posts: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Chevy Optra Hatchback, Civic or Sentra (best MPG?) Hey all, I'm looking to buy a used car in a few days and have narrowed it down to several choices. Nissan Sentra, Honda Civic and the Chevy Optra hatchback are at the top so far. All vehicles I've been looking at are 2001-2004 models. Mileage is probably my biggest concern, thus why I am a huge fan of this site. Any insight on to which one may be the best bet? I'm looking to do a few mods on the car as well for efficiency. I would love an older Honda CRX but I'm going to say away from something with over 200thou on the engine. And these don't exist. So that's why I am considering the Optra, and there seems to be a ton in my area for sale. Thanks for the input. Looking forward to tweaking the machine. Cheers Steve