Posted in Fuel Savings, Mitsubishi on Jun 23rd, 2010
Yesterday I talked about the older generation of the Mitsubishi Eclipse. We bought a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS for our daughter which heightened my interest in the car. The Eclipse is sleek and quick. Its 265 hp, 3.8 liter V6 even offers reasonable miles per gallon figures of 20/28. It is priced in an affordable […]
Posted in Fuel Savings, Mitsubishi on Jun 22nd, 2010
We recently purchased a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse for our daughter from friends. She needs a dependable car for college next year that won’t kill us on the insurance bill. It’s in great shape and we got a great price. It sure has a sports car look not totally different than the 2011 Eclipse. Ours is […]
Posted in Family Cars, Fuel Savings, Jeep, SUV on Apr 29th, 2010
The decisions families face in this auto buying market are influenced by factors beyond just miles per gallon. To finish telling you how we are navigating through this energy induced auto buying maze, we actually bought the Jeep Grand Cherokee after the lease expired. Here’s our reasoning… The car was 39 months old with 29,000 […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Savings, hybrids on Mar 22nd, 2010
The more you read about the Ford Escape, one of many SUV type vehicles that try to marry fuel efficiency with “coolness” and functionality, the more you think that you, as a consumer, would like a little more bang for your buck. We need fuel efficiency but we also need power, functionality and dependability. The […]
Posted in Chevrolet, Fuel Savings on Mar 9th, 2010
Look for the new Chevy Cruze due out late this summer. It is a larger replacement for the Chevy Cobalt in GM’s compact car lineup. It is a small 4 door sedan with either a 138 hp 4 cylinder or a 140 hp turbo 1.4. Six speed manual or automatic transmissions are available. Owners will […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Savings on Jan 25th, 2010
To those of us who remember the days when Ford was commonly understood to mean “Fix Or Repair Daily”, it’s still hard to believe that they appear to be the clear winner of the Great Auto Slaughter of 2008. You have to keep your eye on the new 2012 Ford Focus. At least from a […]
Posted in Chrysler, Fuel Savings, Jeep, SUV on Apr 16th, 2009
I guess we know who’s gonna win in the end. Chrysler just unveiled its 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, touting it as a more fuel efficient SUV. The New York International Auto Show sure got the news out fast. The new model will get 20 mpg in the city, a couple more than the existing Grand […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Savings on Mar 26th, 2009
I read some interesting stats the other day, some from Mike Jackson and AutoNation. It seems that as gas has gone below $2, what little car buying that is occurring is showing a decrease on hybrids. Could be the hybrid up-charge, could be short memory syndrome. The other day, our resident oil guru, Boone Pickens, […]
Posted in Chevrolet, Fuel Savings, hybrids on Feb 28th, 2009
That’s right, that’s what the new guy said about an hour ago. President Obama signed executive policy directives this morning that would direct automakers to establish minimum 35 miles per gallon fuel efficiency by 2020 and also directs the Department of Energy to go ahead with increased fuel efficiency standards for 2011. If you thought that once […]
Posted in Chevrolet, Fuel Savings on Feb 21st, 2009
Now that Toyota has outsold GM for 2008 by over a half a million cars, presuming that GM will still be here in 2010, will Toyota be able to compete with the Cadillac Converj? Recently unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, the Converj is a Voltec driven luxury car that uses electric power as its […]