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doomz78 · 06-12-2011, 10:14 AM

Well from all the info that ivve gotten here I started to look at the VW golg tdi wagon and the VW jetta TDI comfortline, these things are expensive. And I didn't see many deals on anything used. So there is a hefty premium on these cars. I do like the specs of these cars though. I would save about 2000$ worth of gas a year by owning one of these vehicles. Its great but the sticker shock makes it almost not worth it. So here are my front runners at this point:
1. Golf wagon tdi manual 30000 brand new incl tax and dest
2. Sonata manual. About 25000 brand new....
3. Elantra manual, about 20000 brand new...
Used picks
1. Jetta wagon... 10000 to 20000
2. As long as a manual transm exists for these cars I would consider them used... Nissan altima, toyota camry, honda accord, all 4 cylinders of course. These cars tend to be a bit cheaper cause there are so many of them ..

This car picking for hypermiling is not as easy as I thought it would be. Especially with my parameters. Bigger car, 4 cylinders, safe, reliable, easy to modify for hypermiling..

06-12-2011, 10:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
doomz78 Learning quick Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: acton Posts: 23 Good Altima - '06 Nissa Altima 2.5s Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	tks for input Well from all the info that ivve gotten here I started to look at the VW golg tdi wagon and the VW jetta TDI comfortline, these things are expensive. And I didn't see many deals on anything used. So there is a hefty premium on these cars. I do like the specs of these cars though. I would save about 2000$ worth of gas a year by owning one of these vehicles. Its great but the sticker shock makes it almost not worth it. So here are my front runners at this point: 1. Golf wagon tdi manual 30000 brand new incl tax and dest 2. Sonata manual. About 25000 brand new.... 3. Elantra manual, about 20000 brand new... Used picks 1. Jetta wagon... 10000 to 20000 2. As long as a manual transm exists for these cars I would consider them used... Nissan altima, toyota camry, honda accord, all 4 cylinders of course. These cars tend to be a bit cheaper cause there are so many of them .. This car picking for hypermiling is not as easy as I thought it would be. Especially with my parameters. Bigger car, 4 cylinders, safe, reliable, easy to modify for hypermiling..