Try Suzuki. My winter car is an SX4 and I am very happy with it. It is four wheel drive. If you do not need 4 wheel drive, look at some of their other models. Also look at the Hyundai Elantra, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit and VWs. All are well reviewed. The Elantra and Fiesta both get around 40 mpg. Honda Fit is a wonder in terms of space but does not get above 35 mpg. VW substantially reduced the price of the Jetta although I understand that the base model is pretty cheap. The Golf is a perennial favorite. It is a fairly large, heavy car with plenty of interior room and the base engine is a 2.5 liter 5 cylinder. MPG is probably just above 30. Both the Jetta and Golf are available in diesels but these cost considerably more. Oh yes, the new Honda civic is also well rated but only comes in a coupe and sedan.
Maybe you should also look at GM's new Sonic. There are probably some pretty attractive deals on that car. CHAD -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michael perelman Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:01 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Marxist Economics 101 I young student side-swiped our car a few days ago totaling it. We need a new one. I can do everything on a bike, but Blanche cannot. I had read that Hyundai was making good low cost cars. We went to see them yesterday. I was appalled how much of the car was made of cheap plastic that was very vulnerable and sure not to last. It seemed like a disposable vehicle. The article about the quality of the GM cheap car struck home. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/business/with-chevrolet-sonic-gm-and-uaw-r einvent-automaking.html?src=me&ref=business The car made me think about the CPI. I am sure that such quality deterioration will not show up in the cost of living, speeding up Obama's plan for undermining Social Security via the Consumer Price Index. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
