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Originally Posted by bridgetgirl
Wont driving a Scion in the snow be a pain in the ass????????? Im looking too, I will buy soon also. I am looking at the Jeep commander, GMC Trailblazer or Acura MDX. What do you think of those?
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Yikes Bridget, aren't you worried about fuel economy, or are you lucky enough to have a short commute? If so, I'm darned jealous, because between me and the hubby, we're spending over $500 a month on gas right now.
All 3 of those get pretty lousy gas mileage, and the Acura requires premium fuel (trust me when I say that's a pain in the azz). If you're dead set on one of the 3 though, the Acura is the prettiest though.
Just wondering, have you been in PA during the winter months yet? Honestly, unless you live in the mountains (like up the Poconos, etc), you really don't need a 4 wheel drive. A front wheel drive is really adequate for the amount of snow the lower elevations get.
Mike, the Honda Fit Sport and Toyota Scion xD are SO similar looking. Looks wise, I personally like the look of the Toyota better, but I also like the look of the Honda too. If you go to fueleconomy.gov, you can do a side-by-side comparison of the 2 cars for "real life" gas mileage, and EPA gas mileage. Assuming that I clicked the right models of cars (not sure if I did), the Toyota get better "real life" mileage than the Honda, based on driver estimates.
Here's another car to toss out at you...just to confuse you some. Take a peek at a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. Now, don't go running when you hear the brand Hyundai...yes, they had awful cars in the 80's, but they've came a long way baby.
Add in a 6 yr/70k full warranty, plus a 10 yr/100k powertrain warranty on top of that, and these babies are darned hard to beat. The gas mileage is excellent...almost identical to the 2 cars you are looking at. Plus the car is BIGGER....you can actually fit a real adult (not just the miniature child sized humans) in the back seat pretty comfortably. We have a 2007 Elantra GLS, and really like it. We did "sport" it up a bit by adding the optional spoiler ($250), and had thin pinstripes added along the "swoopy" body line of the car. It's a safe car too...good crash test ratings, 6 air bags, etc. The price is good, less than $16k, fairly loaded, although there is one model with more options than ours. Duckie is a Hyundai fan too....I know she was looking for a new one recently, and debating between replacing her Elantra, or getting their smallest SUV.