Prius vs Volt vs Cruze Eco

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by ksa8907

I truly appreciate everyone's input. I had a mishap today with an icy road and a power pole guy wire. The car is driveable but pretty tore up. Looks like I'll be car shopping tomorrow and buying in the next week or so.

The big thing that bothers me with the Volt is the premium gas requirement.

Sparkie the volt has driven 400,000 trouble free miles on plain ol 87 octane

Volt is rated for e15 or if your worried
Add a $35 ethanol sensor and retune the volt for Gen II Prius economy

https://www.hptuners.com/forum/showt...une-(Volterado)

Main reason for 91 octane requirement is economy, that said the new tune pushes 50mpg on premium at lower highway speeds if that interests you.

[ksa8907]

I'm the proud new owner of a 2012 Volt Premium.

Thank you all for the input, now on to running new/larger electrical to the garage....

[Daox]

Congrats on the new wheels.

[roosterk0031]

There's been a few guys that have converted the volt to E85 to cancel out that premium fuel expense.

https://www.fuelfreedom.org/john-bra...d-it-was-easy/

[Lemmy]

I'd have the Pious, and indeed have done in then past. Mine went to nearly 150k miles before I sold it, and apart from standard wear and tear such as tyres and brakes it was utterly reliable. Didn't need so much as a bulb in that time. That would sell it to me.

[mattrod]

My brother owns a Volt and it's very comfortable to drive.

[KrautBurner]

the VOLT would be the most comfortable for that hour of highway driving each way

but I think the Cruze eco would be the best for highway speed economy
and I also like the ability to row gears

I've got a 2010 prius (and a 110 mile/day commute)
it does ok, but the highway speeds hurt it compared to other cars
the prius only gets about 5-8 more mpg than my old Nissan 200sx did on the same drive