Wow. With those miles, get the most efficient hybrid available. It'll easily pay off. I know of one Prius that went 350,000 miles with no replacement parts, until it died in a wreck. Also a taxi driver in Vancouver whose prius went 200,000 before Toyota traded him a new one so they could analyze the first one.
i'm a union electrician and i drive sometimes up to 1500 miles to get to my next job and most of the time weekly drives of 400-600 miles one way i need a fuel efficient vehicle that i can put 200,000 miles on! size really doesn't matter because most of the time its just me in the car!
get a Mercedes Benz 190D 2.2 with the 5 speed manual. They yield 40mpg + on the highway.
my girl - '06 chevy malibu ls Last 3: 44.87 mpg (US)
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i have a k&n air filter, my tires aired up to 41lbs,use synthetic motor oil and drive 60 mph on interstate, my record mpg's is 47 on a 300 mile trip. i normally get between 40-44 on interstate if its fairly flat i get between 28-34 in the city ,but i baby the car and coast as much as possible! its a fun game to me to chrunch fuel mileage numbers!
Great mileage! I really like the previous generation Malibu (I've rented many over the years). The gearing is setup well and it's comfortable and efficient -- definitely a nice setup. Best domestic mid-size I can think of.
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An Insight would be a perfect highway runner for you. Get it in its lean burn sweet spot and keep it 60-70MPG
If you don't want to pay a lot of money but still have the gas mileage and the functionality of the malibu, get a 2003 - 2008 corrolla 5spd. They get upto 40 mpg hwy. I have a co-worker who claims to get 37 in mixed city/hwy driving. She doesn't do any sort of hypermiling. A lot of people on this board also get great gas mileage out of the corolla. Only problem is corolla with 5spd is hard to find. Don't get the XRS btw, that one is sporty and not for gas mileage.
I'd still hold out for the Volt, if a new car is necessary. The worst specs to date have it at 50mpg highway when running off of the tank. In the city, no hybrid could touch it, since it won't use gas the first 40 or so miles. Of course, I'm in love with the Aptera, but how's that gonna work in the snow?
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