Getting a gas saver.
 

So the wife and I decided we ARE getting a third car for saving gas given my SD is getting between 15 and 20 mpgs (depending on the tune im using) and her escape is getting about 16, and id like to keep the miles down on my truck.

We were looking at 2wd rangers and mazda b series pickups, but I think we are going to go the route of 4 door car. We are mainly looking at mid to late 90s BMWs and SAABs, I like the bimmers, she likes the looks of the saabs.

I just thought a thread to follow and get some opinions on some cars would be pretty cool, I know west is a bimmer guy.

heres what we are fixin to look at in the next couple of days.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2871918012.html

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/2890658543.html

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2869207482.html

If anyone else is scootin around in something other than your truck show it off!!

im rocking a 2012 Focus Hatchback for a day or two. its a nice little car haha (Dealer Loaner)

I wish we could pick up something newer ha ha, sounds like a fun car. We are restricted by our tax return and what we can throw at it within our budget so the "under 5" is where it's at! There are some pretty decent cars for that price though.

How about one of those smart cars? Lol.. I am also going to start looking for a nice gas saver.. A prius...

NOOOOOO......... Don't go to the darkside! :jester: problems we are havin is while getting something too expensive will save gas, we won't break even for 2 to 3 years.

Just playing buddy. Lol. Those dam prius are too expensive.. Maybe a nice used focus or malibu??

Phew ha ha... They are spendy. I like the focus, I'm just not big on cars really. The only ones I really seem to like are the European imports.

I hate cars lol , big guys and cars dont match :jester:

I hear you, im a big guy too.. In order for me to fit comfortable, I'm gona have to remove the front seat and use the rear one. Lol

^^ ba ha!, Im pretty tall, thats probably why I dont like them. the seats dont go back far enough and my knees hit the steering wheel.

lol! Or the dashboard. I remember when i used to have a 2000 camaro ss. Man, i used to hate going in that car.

yea im 6'5 and 300 lbs , so cars are a no :jester:

I can just see you hopping out of an escort :jester: Im 6'3" 200 lbs and I have a hard time fitting in our escape, I dont know how im going to handle a car. I guess if its fun to drive and gets good mileage itll outweigh the discomfort.

my wife wants a new edge , im kinda leary of the size lol

But those EDGE's are nice looking rides... Expensive tho!
A friend of mine is 6-0, 340lbs and He fit well in a EDGE.

yea she wants a maroon one , theres once here at the dealer for $36k new.... i want a maroon edge sport

They are pretty fast too! She has good taste, but 36k isnt cheap by any means.

nah shes a RN so she will get it :jester: .... and ima slap a big maroon A on the backglass ROLL TIDE!

My wife wants one of them too.

well tell u wat , yall get one and if yall have good luck with it ill go buy one :jester:

ba ha! Im not buyin no 35k suv right now..

I'd be puttin 1/2 that into my truck, and tell her to buy a used car with the other 1/2...

^^ ha ha, IF i had 35k layin around not doing anything ha ha

Going to go look at this tomorrow:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/2894825201.html

Gunna be careful about the rebuilt title, find out why. If I really like it I'll pay to get a vin lookup and a carfax.

Why not think about a VW tdi? They are great little cars, excellent fuel mileage and then you can stick with diesel! If you are set on either a bmw or saab I would go bmw, the saabs are great cars and last a long time but are very hard to find parts for these days.

You can't go wrong with them rangers. They are great little trucks.

I can't find any tdi's in my budget otherwise I would go that route. As for the rangers, I like em a lot, but if my wife is going to drive it with the little one she'd prefer a car.

I bought my daughter a 98 528i BMW just a month ago or so. It's a sweet ride.

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/7ab5f26a.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/3d6cfc14.jpg

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Thats too bad, I always see them for around 5000 in the lower mainland bc, late 90s and early 2000s.

how many miles are on that? and hows it treating you?

It's her first car and it has around 130,000. It treating us great. I've had many other BMW cars and you can't go wrong. They just drive and feel different. I love'em

Thats an awesome first car... I have kind of wandered from the BMW's they just stopped popping up on CL. My wife told me to start looking at VWs again, came across this Jetta gli vr6 with the 6sd manual. Went out and drove it today, and man, thats a hell of a ride. I love the bimmers, but my wife likes the Jettas, and I dig em too so I think we might try to snatch this one up tomorrow. Sucks I cant find a bimmer, but I think this will fit as a commuter/3rd family car a little better than a bimmer coupe ha ha.
heres the cl page

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/2906401297.html

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Its a little dirty but itll clean up nice. Just got out of the tranny shop on friday (he showed receipts) drove really nice, no ticks, squeaks, or thumps. couple small blemishes on the body but nothing noticable unless you know its there. should buff up nice.

Insurance on a BMW isnt cheap. I was going to buy one, and it wasnt worth the insurance at all for me.

Saab is basically a european gm. I assume they still help build them since the bail out. Just get a focus or escort. Great lil cars, great mpg and look good. Well atleast the focus looks good. I almost bought an svt zx3. My ex and i bought a 96 escort se 4 door sedan and that thing got 38mpg easy and low 40's on the highway. 5speed is the only way to go in a lil car. Escort zx2's are great lil cars as well. Only 2 doors though. You could get a zx5 focus (4 door hatch back for a lil over 3k).

We ended up picking up the Jetta, its sittin in the garage right now, Im going to vacuum it out and do a rough cleaning. She liked it, I like it, its sporty while still getting about 25-30 mps. itll help keep the miles down on my rig and her escape while still maintaining a nice sporty car. I just got back from the hour long drive to pick it up and I am satisfied. Im actually kind of excited to go to the dentist tomorrow just because I get to drive it. :jester: Ill get some pics when I clean her up tomorrow.

Congrats! I'd love to have a TDI. I'd love to have a micro bus for some reason. The camper van kind would be sweet!

VW's last a long time man congrats!

Thanks guys!

VW TDI's are great on fuel! I would get one in a heartbeat.

I wish I could have found TDI in our budget