car recommendations / thoughts

[grundlepunch]

Need some advice on purchasing a car

thinking about getting a fun commuter car (i drive 70 miles a day) and saving truck duties to dirtbikes and dump trips.

Im in the market for a somewhat practical, room for 2 people dog and camping gear, decent gas millage and sporty car

first choice is a new VW GTI 4-door. its roomy and sporty and still gets 31mpg highway. Has a great interior, looks nice, BUT the VW reliability thing is kinda scaring me.

was also looking at 5 door Subaru WRX. its sporty, awd. Though it doesn't have as nice of interior /options and doesn't get as good of gas mileage as the VW

anyone have input on these 2 choices or any other cars i should look at?

[Krazors001]

I personally like the GTI, but have the same concerns on reliability. The nice thing is that VW now has the no-charge maintenance but i think overall they have become more reliable. My cousin's friend works at the dealership as a service manager and said he would never own one, but I just ran into at the grocery store driving his new 4-door so i think thats a good sign.

My friend loved his tiguan and had no problems with the reliability, but had a problem with the front-end eating a telephone pole....

[Krazors001]

What about the Mazda 3 hatchback?

[loudobbs]

Whats your price range? You could grab a certified 5-series wagon for like nothing (relative to their new price).

[DizzDizz]

Ill trade you my m for your tj. It gets roughly 28 on the highway. But u prolly cant put a dog in it lol.

[Carlleen]

I can load this beast with all the camping gear you will ever need plus haul a 12 ft kayak on the roof. I get 30mpg and she runs perfectly. If you can find one in good condition BUY IT.

[Krazors001]

Focus st is coming soon

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

New GTIs are kinda cool. Urabus has AWD though, big advantage IMO and well worth the MPG difference.

[clean4drxj]

Mpg's along with reliability are a concern with VW's, with this in mind I would opt for a nice Subaru legacy, a Honda accord or something along those lines

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

With vehicles that get anywhere from mid-30s to high forties, compared to mid-20's to mid-30's, the VWs actually do have better MPG ratings...

As I said earlier, if this is gonna be your DD, "not-gonna-fuck-with-it" car, I'd still get a Subie. Take the MPG hit and enjoy the AWD in the snow.

[hoggie101]

I get 31 in the subie and drive like an asshole

[Hudson]

Why not a VW Jetta TDI?

The diesel jettas are known to get like high 50s for MPGs. It might not be the prettiest car, but it gets good MPGs.

[Dirtyjeep92]

im with hoggie. subie all the way.

[Zullock Holmes]

Dodge Dart. bang.

Or ford fusion, i like thems alots.

for what its worth i HATE vw's. only fags drive them, don't be a fag. also noting, vw's fall apart; i didn't know this until i worked in an auto parts store.

[Burton58]

I have a 6spd 2011 ford fusion. Love it