Honda, Hyundai or Subaru?

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70s Gore Kid wrote

OMG:  Someone on Harvey Road bought a Pontiac Aztec.  Condolences.

Dang, that was good.

I bought a Honda Civic Ex today..if anyone cares

JasonWx wrote

I bought a Honda Civic Ex today..if anyone cares

Congrats!!! Getting a new car is fun.....enjoy.

JasonWx wrote

I bought a Honda Civic Ex today..if anyone cares

You owe it to the posters in this thread to ski again this year, so we can have the beta on how it performs as a ski car.


Oh yea ... THIS THREAD IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT PICS.  Let's see it!

if it snows tomorrow i'll be sure to test it out

went strictly for mileage and price(value)...

You're good with the Civic. My wife and I have had 2 Civics. My daugther had one, a new 1997 right after college that she picked me up in for years to ski at Gore. We called it Sam the ski bus. My business has had 3 Civics for delivery cars dating back to 1982. Very reliable  very good milage even fun to drive. Have fun with your new toy.

You'll probably do fine running all season tires year round, but a set (that's 4) of good snow tires such as Nokian Hakapalita's or Vredestein's will make a big difference in your winter driving confidence. While you're at it, spring for a set of wheels (even steel wheels) to keep them mounted up. My friends always resist the expense, but every one of them that have gone this route have commented that they wished they had spent the $$ sooner. Both of the brands I mentioned are higher end tires, but you can do very well buying on-line. After I give my local mechanic a chance to source them at a competitive price, I buy them and have them shipped directly to the shop to reduce the hassle factor.

thanks for the snow tire advice...

So ... after a seven page thread ... do we get to see a picture of this vehicle? Maybe a report on how it's doing so far? MPG?

ok..i bought a honda civic back in april..i hated it, lots of highway noise a real tin can..it got 25 city and 38hwy
i sold the car with 4k miles on it for exactly what i bought for   on july 2 and bought a subie legacy. i love this car..mileage so far is 23city and 35 hwy..not a lot of difference , but the cars are a world a part..sorry no pics

JasonWx wrote

..mileage so far is 23city and 35 hwy

Epa rating is 30mpg. You're really getting 35 out of it?! 2.5L I'm guessing?

yep it's the 2.5..the the numbers are correct..i was pleasantly surprised by the highway  numbers..

JasonWx wrote

yep it's the 2.5..the the numbers are correct..i was pleasantly surprised by the highway  numbers..

Is that the number the car read out is giving you or are you calculating actual miles driven per gallons consumed at fill ups? Most car computers over estimate.

Subarus rule.

I got a 2011 Subaru Outback for work a month ago. It is averaging 31mpg on the highway! I dont have a light foot either! Not to shabby for a fairly large vehicle. Mind you, the engine is till new and I dont have Synthetic in it yet, so it will get better!

the car computer says 36mpg..my math was 35...that is with cruise on doing 69mph..
yes it's babying it,driving 75 i got 33mpg..still impressive for a big sedan with awd..by the way the car has a automatic trans

JasonWx wrote

ok..i bought a honda civic back in april..i hated it, lots of highway noise a real tin can..it got 25 city and 38hwy
i sold the car with 4k miles on it for exactly what i bought for   on july 2 and bought a subie legacy. i love this car..mileage so far is 23city and 35 hwy..not a lot of difference , but the cars are a world a part..sorry no pics

Glad you've seen the light

I believe the legacy has a continuously variable transmission and that helps with the mileage. Legacy does better on fuel than the smaller impreza (at least until the 2012 comes out).

I finally ditched my Aztek and bought a 4WD rav4. Only 100 miles on it so I can't comment much on the vehicle other than it is similar to a forester and CRV.

tom

i was thinking about the impreza outback sport,  but the legacy is much bigger and nicer car for the same money but with much better mileage..