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Old 03-28-2024, 03:29 PM   #934 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
If you consider inflation there have been lots, and I mean lots of cars for under $20K. For an example, the Geo Metro would be around $15k today. What is more is the Metro XFI got some 50mpg on the highway, whereas a Chevy Trax only gets 32.
It does amaze me that the 2017 CX-5 I'm driving now gets the same fuel economy my 1996 Subaru Legacy was getting. They're both AWD. Don't know why those Mazda's get such poor fuel economy AND are gutless.
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