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Old 09-29-2021, 12:36 AM   #8 (permalink)
JSH
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Originally Posted by ME_Andy View Post
A Cruze hatchback meets all of those requirements and you can even get a manual and a diesel if you want.

They didn't make many hatchbacks and especially not many diesel hatchbacks though.
It does - THANKS. I forgot it existed as I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild. I'm done with diesels - there just isn't any savings between diesel being more than regular and the extra maintenance. (1.4L gas is rated at 32 mpg / the 1.6L diesel is 35 mpg) I would like a manual but they don't really exist in the used market. (There a 213 Cruze Hatchbacks listed on CarGuru in a national search. None are a manual) There are 4 for sale with-in 100 miles of me - 3 are less than they cost new.

I'll have to see if it will take a roof rack because skis aren't going to fit inside. (The Volt is out as nobody makes a roof rack for the 2nd generation that doesn't involve drilling the roof)

The Focus Hatch also meets the same basic profile. (Wow - I didn't know Ford sold the 1.0L 3-cylinder in the USA)

I've driven the 1.4L turbo in a Cruze and Equinox and it is pretty easy to beat the EPA estimate. The 2.0L NA engine in the Focus isn't very nice and the dual-clutch transmission is problematic.


I also found the Lexus CT200H and Ford C-Max since my earlier rant.

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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
Do you have a block heater in the diesel? I swear that if you have a diesel, any diesel, in any climate, get a heavy duty block heater and wrap the exhaust in thermal tape.

I put a 1,500W block heater on my 1.6L diesel and I would use it in the middle of summer too.
No block heater. My 2003 started fine down to -10F without a block heater. My current 2014 has also started fine down into the teens. The long cranking has been with temperatures as high as 70F. From TDIClub it is a pretty common problem without a definitive fix.

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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
Yep and $50k and a year later he can get one considering he lives in one of the 3 regions that sells them
You are likely thinking about the RAV4 Prime. The regular hybrid has been around since 2016. The cheapest one in my area is $22,500 w/ 74K miles

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