Gas Prices, Your Car & You

[elrodsgirl]

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1.Mercury, Mystique, 95 (gets about 30 mpg highway)
2.In a year or two, if it doesn't develop major problems
3.I think I want a Toyota, they are suppose to be real dependable!!! And good on gas.

[akaivyleaf]

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My last car was a toyota and lasted 12 years.

[Fern]

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Well, Meagan gets the prize!

[Lori63]

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My last car was a toyota and lasted 12 years.

We have a '94 Corolla, '00 Camry and a '04 Sienna. We have never had to do anything except oil changes, tires, etc. to any of them.

[DivaJen]

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1. What kind of car do you drive now?
'99 VW Passat. I also have my '94 Miata, but it's in the garage much of the time, as DD can't ride in it safely yet.

2. When do you anticipate buying a new car?
Not for a while. The Passat only has about 55K miles on it, so we ought to be able to keep it for a good long while. I'll probably keep the miata forever.

3. Have the high gas prices influenced your choice of a new car, when you are ready to buy?
No, although if I saw a Prius wagon that had room comparable to our Passat's, I might think about it. Like the OP, our next car will be a hybrid of some sort, but more for environmental reasons and making a statement about out dependence on oil than simply for fuel savings.

[kzz]

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2001 Ford Explorer (20mpg)

In about two years. DH wants me to get something new but my vehicle isn't depreciating so much anymore. And I don't put many miles on it either.

Yes. I'm going to get something better on mileage, probably a Toyota Camry or Avalon. Since DH retired this year we don't need two 4-wheel drive vehicles anymore. (we live in snow country) We'd go smaller (Corolla) but DH is a big guy and wants to be comfortable.