Cheap 2018 Cars with High MPGs - Which Would You Mod?

[freebeard]

Given the competitive nature of the market; how do you propose to mod a new, in-warranty car and show a positive ROI?

That's not important is a perfectly cromlent answer.

[Joggernot]

From Wordcraft Dictionary:
cromulent – coinage: excellent; perfectly acceptable. (coined on TV in The Simpsons)

[Ecky]

Originally Posted by MPGomatic

It's a Tie!

The Yaris iA is the most enjoyable to drive, but sadly it's NA.

I keep coming back to the Fiesta. It hits the checkboxes: small turbo, manual, hatch. I'd go for the ST if I had the dough. (So much fun to drive!) But the 1.0L can be tuned to produce more HP than the 1.6L produces stock. So it could be a poor man's ST without too much effort/expense.

I think I read the current Yaris is actually a rebadged Mazda? So, you're not getting Toyota reliability.

Considering there are cars on that list which start at $20,000, I expect that puts the Prius C in the running?

I like the Fit, but as others have said, the gearing is stupid in the manual. The auto's cruising RPM is considerably lower (nearly half?) then the manual's on the highway.

[Vman455]

Originally Posted by Ecky

I think I read the current Yaris is actually a rebadged Mazda? So, you're not getting Toyota reliability.

The Yaris iA, yes (that's the sedan); it's the second-generation Mazda2 we never got here. The Yaris hatchback is a Toyota.