Commuter car

Can't hardly beat a Toyota. I have driven beater Toyotas for years, the kind that were mechanically solid, but a little rough in the looks department. The kids called it my Hooptie and hated riding with me around town.

Now I have a 2016 Rav4 great little commuter vehicle.

 

A Honda Civic. Any model. They last longer.

 

I was in the same spot. But I drive more than 40 miles a day. I had a duramax. Diesel.
I bought a used low mileage f150. Nothin sexy, but 4 door and bucket seats. My note and insurance was less than what I was spending in diesel alone.
I was going to get a beater car, but opted against it. Glad I did.. but if it was a beater, a Honda civic or kia.

 

Exact same situation. My round trip is 52 miles. Drove a Duramax for 10 years. Bought an '04 Toyota 4Runner for commuting in 2014. I feel like I'm in a luxury vehicle. Easy on gas, easy on maintenance. No complaints.

 

5-10 year old Toyota Corolla.......

 

Bought a '96 Toyota Camry with 50K in 2008, 102 miles a day since then doing shift work, just broke in @ 270,000!

 

Can't hardly go wrong with a Honda Accord.

 

that's my grocery getter....32 MPG, plus I can get in and out of parking lots like a champion...only drive the Z-71 on Fridays or when I need to pick up something big in town...otherwise, it stays attached to the boat a lot, weekend driver, ranch truck, and of course going down the beach...

nothing wrong with having a couple of vehicles...
snookered

 

I bought a Fiat Abarth for that. Runs like stink, park anywhere, 35mpg. Love it.

 

I've been thinking of doing the same thing to keep the miles off my F250 powerstroke. However I'm thinking about getting an older "lower" mileage F150 ... I just do not like riding in a car because I'm 6' 3" also the second truck would allow me to tow the boat when we go camping etc. But if I HAD to buy a car it would be a beater Toyota.

 

Get a used Prius, put a Bernie sticker on it (it likely has one already) and drive in the fast lane at 5 mph under the speed limit. J/K.

 

I have an 09 Pontiac vibe that I drive to work . My commute is 30 miles a day. It has a Toyota motor in it. I paid 4k for it with 70k miles. Keeps the miles off my truck.

 

Depends on the road you commute on. The larger vehicle just might save your life (ie 290)


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I have a 76 mile round trip commute so I'm thinking along the same lines. I still want a truck, but I'm looking for good gas mileage. Maybe the new ford ranger that's coming out or a Ram 1500 with the v6.

 

agreed

Smart thinking. Honda, Toyota, Kia even makes a good vehicle now. My manger commutes from Richmond to Webster daily, and one of my techs commutes from 290. One drives a Honda and the other a Kia. Heck you could even use the car for mama's grocery run, and only use the F250/F350 when she has an extra long list. I'm driving a 1500, smallest truck I could get that pulls the boat.

 

Want cheap? Look at used electric cars. Can find em under $10k. No gas bills.

 

not practical



he will run out of juice driving around town looking for a plug. crazy thing, twice as much coal was used to generate the electricity necessary to charge the car. doesn't make sense. the private market is always light years ahead of the government. if electrical cars were viable, we would all be driving them. this is another example of the lefts wish-list.

 

Honda CR-V. Still great gas mileage (V4) but is an SUV so you wont feel like you miss your truck as much

 

I also have an F250 and drive from Alvin to Baytown every day but I have a truck allowance and my diesel gets paid for so that helps.

Only downside is putting 36,000 miles a year on your truck

 

I have one I can sell for cheap to anyone who is looking. It has been my commuter car for over 3 years and has been great. I used it while commuting to P Tech program in Alvin. My commute to work now is very close by and do not find it necessary. PM for details.

 

A used Prius hands down.

50 mpg
Idle with AC on using battery
Use as generator during storm
No belts
Brakes last forever since it uses the engine mostly

Last note, who cares what you drive, find the most efficient vehicle to get you from point A to point B. Driving a car is great, if you are insecure then you probably won’t like cars. Most secure men drive whatever the best tool for the job is though.



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There are plenty of hybirds out there. I had an older hybrid honda civic that got 40 MPG, it was great until some retard driver smoked me. I got a CRV now. I like my CRV, but still thinking about selling it and my F-150 to buy a newer F-150 and a honda or toyota car.

The newer accord hybrid are sweet cars, but not cheap yet.

 

I bought a 10 year old Toyota Scion here on 2cool. Definitely not sexy and the kids/wife hate it, but it gets better MPG than my 2500. It doesnt rack up the miles or the wear and tear of navigating the houston highways (100 Mile round trip commute).

HOWEVER, there are times that I wonder why the hello I drive such a small vehicle with the crazy arse drivers of H-Town...

 

When I had young kids and drove an F-150, the buying gas was killing me so I bought a 4 year old Nissan Sentra. Loved that car. Plenty of power and 32 - 35 miles per gallon. I'm not crazy about today's Sentras. I think if I were doing it today I would buy a Camry. I wouldn't drive a Prius if they were giving them away. Someone might mistake me for a liberal.

 

Been using Toyota Scions for last 10 years for delivery vehicles.. Drivers beat the hell out of them, but you just can't kill one of them..

 

I drive about 100 miles round trip and after 3 mos of driving the Dmax, I parked it in the barn and picked up a 2005 Toyota Corolla from a fellow 2cooler. It had about 140k miles on it and I've since put another 30k miles on it since Jan 2017.

His wife drove it downtown everyday in stop and go traffic so I was only getting about 30 mpg at first. Changed the oil and started putting some highway miles on it and now I'm getting 33-34 mpg.

Knock on wood I haven't had a single issue so far. I'm so confident in that car, I'd drive it to El Paso tomorrow if I had to.

I only put about 5k - 7k miles a year on my truck now going back and forth to the deer lease, hauling a few cows or my tractor now and then and my wife using it to haul horses. It should last me at least 20 years.

Commuter car is definitely the way to go if you have any kind of commute to work.

 

Personally I'd stick with the truck, at 6'6" don't fit in cars and can't stand dbeing so low to the ground. Of course I would never do a job I had to commute to so what di I know.

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