And I could only afford one of them, of which I will always refuse to buy no matter what. Uh... you're going back to far. I once said that I wouldn't consider anything other than compact coupes with 4cyl and manual transmission... And yes, I was criticised by some for it.I've already explained that my Millenia is not a big car. It's barely midsized. It's the smallest bit bigger than my Grandma's Cobalt. It's just a luxury car with lots of luxury features.
Finally... I drive like a sane person.
Yeah... My tank's 18 gallons, so I'm not far behind. And being that premium is a good 30 cents more than regular up around here... I'd save $5.40 a tank. And at Long John Silver's an L2 is $3.99. Ponder this... I only average 22-23 mpg per tank and this is for 3200lbs sedan with a 2.5L 170hp V6. Yes, I atleast expect 30mpg especially since it takes Premium. I already follow most of the tips Z posted and the Millenia has gotten a tune up already. As for finding an economical car for that much... they're all over the place around here. For that much, there's a Neon, Tiburon, few Cavvies/Sunfires, Accents, Escorts, Jettas, GAs, etc. And for the last time... I usually dont drive with a lead foot. When I was driving my Millenia for the soul purpose of enjoying, I did... and I got about 20 mpg. The highest my Grand Am got was 32 mpg... and yes, that was with that cruddy Quad4. As for enjoyment... well, the GA was more fun to drive. It was just a piece of $h! with not many features. But I wasnt expecting much out of it being that it was a Grand Am and was... well... cheap.