New car ideas

[muddpuppy]

I have an 07 Impala with the 3.5 I average a consistant 26mpg. I would like to replace it. I have 110000 miles on it. The car runs and drives fine. I just get tired of being in the same car too long. I am having a hard time finding anything with the size and gas milage. Just thought maybe I was missing something and youguys might have some ideas of cars or Larger cross over things. I like the Saturn Outlook but the MPG are in the tank.

[LightningBG]

I'm not really a ford fan, but what about an Escape?

[DTro]

I'm partial to the Toyota Camry.

What about the new Ford Taurus? Specs are almost identical to your Impala.

[muddpuppy]

I have not looked into the Camry or the Escape. The new Tarus is nice. But the same 3.5 gets like 6mpg less then the Impala and the interior seems more cramped. I must say I have 3 kids 2 in car seats so the room is important.

I think I am stuck until I move up to the full size suv's for more space. I can only afford better MPG so the big v8 suv's are out. I have looked at the Chevy Traverse with the 3rd row but that seems tight.

Like I said I really liked the Saturn Outlook but at 18mpg I can't do it.. Wish I had a magic wand to create the perfect vehicle

[SkunkedAgain]

It's called the minivan, it's your best bet, and they can get mileage in the 20-28mpg range. Enjoy.

[CJH]

Like I said I really liked the Saturn Outlook but at 18mpg I can't do it.. Wish I had a magic wand to create the perfect vehicle.

They are good vehicles, not sure where you are getting your mileage from, as they get low to mid 20's on the hwy (depending on FWD/AWD & engine(DI vs non-DI)). I know two people that have Acadia's (that are basically the same thing as the outlook) and love them. Haven't had any problems with them.

You are not going to move into a bigger vehicle and get better mileage. The only thing close would be a 4-banger minivan.

[jwhjr]

We picked up an AWD Traverse about a month ago and like the mileage we're getting with it. Only about 1500 miles on it so far, but it's been getting 18 mpg with my wife driving to/from work. I got 23 mpg on the trip up north to get the dock pulled out. We're happy with the mileage on it because the vehicle it replaced was a 99 Suburban, so it's night and day.