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I like my Saturn ION. It gets from 32-36. My older ION used to do better 36-40 with a standard shift. The Saturn Aura is a little bigger and gets a bit less mileage to the gallon.
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Well I guess the compact SUV that I am interested in did not make the list. Although the Jeep that I would like to buy for my son did make the list.Originally posted by lawren2Timeshareforums Shirts and Mugs on sale now! http://www.cafepress.com/ts4msComment
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Just bought a new Xterra. 16/22 mpg. About avg for mid size SUV's.Comment
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Ford and GM already have hybrid SUV's (Ford Escape had a modle and Saturn Green Vue). The problem is, their gas milage is not much better than the regular SUV's and the additional cost if thousands more. The cost vs benefit was out of balance. Sure I'd have recieved 3 to 5more MPG but the cost savings wouldn't balance out until gas hit between $5 and $6/gallon. With smaller cars getting 40 to 50 MPG and the cost getting down lower than $20,000 ($<$16,000 for one Nissan model), I can't see paying close to $30,000 for something that only get 32 MPG at best.Originally posted by bigfrank View PostOur timeshare and other photo's at http://dougp26364.smugmug.com/Comment
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I guess I don't feel so bad reading some of the stuff above. Our Saturn Relay minivan averages 19 MPG between highway and city driving and our Saturn Vue 4 banger with manual shift averages 22 in the city and 24 to 29 on the highway depending on driving conditions (traffic, hills and wind).
Still, I'm looking for better milage and really feel like I need to get 30 MPG in the city and closer to 40 MPG on the highway. Toyota's Pirus is estimated at 50 MPG highway but I don't know of any owners that have hit that mark yet. More like 40+ MPG highway and 30+ MPG city. My FIL has a Pirus and loves it. But then again, he loves any new technology.Our timeshare and other photo's at http://dougp26364.smugmug.com/Comment
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What is this Congress doing about it? They ran on the issue and are now running from it!
The problem is too much government regulation. That's why we have not had a new refinery built in years and thus have a resulting bottleneck in production. Requirements for things like reformulated gas, different summer and winter blends, etc. also do not help. A lot of the oil in American territory is also off limits for production. Government is the problem behind high gas prices, not the solution.Comment
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We can vote in 2008 and let our votes do the talking!
One thing we can all do is stay at home more. That would actually be good for the country, if we all spent more time in our homes. Riding bikes is a great way to save gasoline, but I am way out of shape, much worse than last year, so I will have to build myself up for that roundtrip of 12 miles to our favorite restaurant. I will do it!
Last year, our son bought Rick saddle bags for his bike that hold two bags of groceries, so we did most of our shopping that way. It felt good to save the gasoline and get in shape for the summer. This is the same time of year that gas went up before. What is with that? Summer vacations are going to suffer! Some people cannot afford airfare for their families.
I feel sorry for our son who drives his large truck all over town. He is a chimney sweep and service businesses are getting hit hard with the high gas prices. Routing the jobs and his GPS helps with gas savings, but his F150 gets pretty low MPG and his jobs at this time of year are few and far between.
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This spike in prices may have peaked, but I suspect they will rise again around Memorial Day.Comment
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Please everyone, Eat beans we need the gas.
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