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From our current apartment its 37 miles to be exact. Mostly the pike. Although where I live is insane amount of stop and go traffic just to get to the highway.
Commute from new house will be up 95 onto 93. But closer access to the highway. I drive into work when there isn't much traffic so minimal stop and go once I get off Storrow.
I actually did some digging. Called the dealership we bought it from. Then gave us the name of the dealership it was regularly services at by previous owner. The guy I talked to at that dealership said "holy sh*t the former owner put a lot of money into that car" and told me in addition to the many recalls they had to fix, there were issues with oil. An oil consumption test was done in July. It passed but the same test was done in 2014 and 2013. I guess the car had issues, minor things but all requiring frequent and expensive trips to the dealership.
I'm honestly conflicted man. I don't want to hold onto a POS car that is draining my wallet with gas expenses. but buying used I could wind up with the same scenario. We went with Toyota and the RAV4 because we've known people that rave about them. Not so sure how I feel.
Why didn't you dig before you bought the car? I always dig before I buy a car and have never gotten a bad vehicle.
Why didn't you dig before you bought the car? I always dig before I buy a car and have never gotten a bad vehicle.
Lesson learned. We were in a time crunch, without a vehicle, lost 2 cars we really liked due to us taking time to research those. It was such a competitive market we finally decided to pull the trigger on a car before we lost out on another good deal. I know now that was wrong to do.
It doesn't leak any oil though, that I can tell. No oil spots when I park. For good measure I'm having it checked out Monday
Many cars burn oil through the exhaust system as they age. This would cause the car to loose oil without having any oil spots on the outside of the car. I would say that burning oil is more common with newer cars than an oil leak.
If you are going to be driving 45 miles each way then get yourself a Corolla. They get up to 40 mpg highway and are supr reliable. Stay away from a lease.
There are some good pieces of advice in this thread, and a couple of them are in the above quote.
First, stay away from leases. They are only good for someone who doesn't put a lot of miles on the vehicle each year and who trades it in when the lease is up because they want a new car. You are exactly the opposite so a lease is not for you. For someone who drives a lot and who wants to keep a vehicle forever to get the most for their money, a lease is useless. The monthly payment on a lease may be lower, but the cost per mile over the entire period of ownership will be far higher.
You will always get better gas mileage out of a car than you will a van, crossover, or SUV. You will also always get better gas mileage out of a two wheel drive vehicle than you will an all wheel drive.
If you can live without all wheel drive and want a Toyota product, get either a Corolla, Camry, or Avalon with a six cylinder gas engine, no hybrid. The gas mileage and longevity will be good and you won't even have to research them before you buy or worry about how long the batteries will last.
I suggest you keep the RAV to avoid the transfer costs and buy a second used sedan without all wheel drive. A Toyota, Honda, or Nissan should last at least 200,000 miles.
I have bought several used cars, trucks, and SUVs and never, ever had a lemon. I never did any research on the cars before I bought them, but I never bought a hybrid and stayed away from the more complicated engines/drivetrains. The six cylinder engines that all of the manufacturers are making now get good gas mileage, even in the large sedans, which you should be looking at for the safety aspects.
You will always get better gas mileage out of a car than you will a van, crossover, or SUV. You will also always get better gas mileage out of a two wheel drive vehicle than you will an all wheel drive.
Not necessarily. A 2016 Subaru Legacy is listed at 26 city/36 highway. (We're doing 32ish composite in real world gentle driving). The equivalent Camry is 25/35. Accord is 27/37.
Not necessarily. A 2016 Subaru Legacy is listed at 26 city/36 highway. (We're doing 32ish composite in real world gentle driving). The equivalent Camry is 25/35. Accord is 27/37.
True but the Accord is much faster than the Legacy. The Camry uses old technology that is rock solid reliability but is not fast nor fuel efficient compared to the competition.
Buy a used Prius, no car payments, they almost always get above 40+mpg and I drive with a lead foot. If you do have to replace the battery, it's only going to cost you around $3500.
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