YOUR OPINIONS. SHOW THEM TO ME.

[rmd]

So, I may be in the market for a new car as the Mini is dead. So here's a thread specifically to solicit people's opinion on what car models are awesome. Preferably car models you have actually had experience with as a driver or passenger.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

the '12 impreza won't be available til november, but will have 4wd, more inside space, 35mpg highway (my one complaint about my '96) and cost the same as the '11.

Do you really get 35 MPG?

[drwex]

That's my biggest beef with the Subaru - the mileage I get in practice sucks. I do mostly street driving, true, but 22-23 is my ongoing estimate (I check at each tank fill). Mine is a Forester, which might be heavier than the Impreza but I think it's fundamentally the same size and undercarriage.

My Subaru just rolled over 111k and I'm not in a hurry to replace it but I sure hate paying $45 to fill the tank.

Re: Do you really get 35 MPG?

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

no, they are specifically claiming a 30% mileage increase for the 2012 impreza.

Re: Do you really get 35 MPG?

[drwex]

Well that's interesting to hear as well. I take my Subaru to the dealer in Belmont for service now and then. Perhaps I'll wander up to the showroom next time and poke about at what Imprezas they have. Thank you.