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BlownEarDrums · 09-02-2011, 11:12 AM

Well its been about 50k miles since I purchased my 98 Ford Escort. Its been great and I got my $400 out of it. But now the tranny has given up. So I am in the market for a new daily driver.

From the looks of the Top MPG list the Geo Metro sounds like a great vehicle. Good on fuel and semi roomy. I was looking at the smart fourtwo but am turned off by the price.

What other cars are out there that could net me 40mpg with the right driving habits? I do mostly highway driving with some mixed city every now an then.

I would like a small manual diesel car, like a early 90's rabbit or jetta. Preferably turbo. Or another gasoline car. Help me ecomodder. What are good options?

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BlownEarDrums EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SoFla Posts: 6 The Race Car II - '99 Ford Escort ZX2 Team ZX2 90 day: 29.1 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm In the market... Well its been about 50k miles since I purchased my 98 Ford Escort. Its been great and I got my $400 out of it. But now the tranny has given up. So I am in the market for a new daily driver. From the looks of the Top MPG list the Geo Metro sounds like a great vehicle. Good on fuel and semi roomy. I was looking at the smart fourtwo but am turned off by the price. What other cars are out there that could net me 40mpg with the right driving habits? I do mostly highway driving with some mixed city every now an then. I would like a small manual diesel car, like a early 90's rabbit or jetta. Preferably turbo. Or another gasoline car. Help me ecomodder. What are good options?