The car will typically be for a few miles a day around town, with occasional 200+ mile weekend trips. Of course when I put it that way, it almost doesn't matter what I get. Most anything will be good enough. I should look around for bargain used cars. But my parents always bought new and held the car for 10 years and so that seems a reasonable model to me. And buying a car for 10 years makes me again care about wanting to get a good one that is just right.
My parents have reported sustaining 40 mpg at highway speeds in their Prius. Maybe there's an element of how they drive in that too.
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Date: 2011-03-14 05:30 pm (UTC)Of course when I put it that way, it almost doesn't matter what I get. Most anything will be good enough. I should look around for bargain used cars. But my parents always bought new and held the car for 10 years and so that seems a reasonable model to me. And buying a car for 10 years makes me again care about wanting to get a good one that is just right.
My parents have reported sustaining 40 mpg at highway speeds in their Prius. Maybe there's an element of how they drive in that too.