Versa, Fit, Yaris

[TeKK 009]

All these new cars launched with oil at almost $80 a barrel would be almost immpossible just a few short years ago. The Honda Insight was the target of many jokes from Suburban owners. Suburban owners who have just auctioned off a kidney in order to fill up.
I think these cars are a pretty good idea, and Nissan's "premium subcompact" product especially suits my tastes. It has all the toys, just smaller, think of it as a miniture Escalade. Throw in some tv's and a Playstation and your good to go.

[nikita7]

Thats why I bought this 323. Grand prix is nice, but it literally sucks gas.

[Dyno247365]

The grand prix sucks gas? That's a V6, is it the 3.8 or 3.4. What does it get in mpg? Have either of you driven a V8?

[nikita7]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver_28

The grand prix sucks gas? That's a V6, is it the 3.8 or 3.4. What does it get in mpg? Have either of you driven a V8?

Its 3.8, best mileage in the city it gets is 16MPG ( I live in San Francisco=Lots of hills). The only V8 I had ever driven was 2006 GTO, I test drove it for about half hour so I can't judge the gas mileage.




Gas guzzler ^

[TeKK 009]

I have driven a 4.8 Lincoln Continental and the 5.7 Cadillac Eldorado (1981, carburated, but what beauty), so I know bad gas mileage first hand.

[bluevp00]

Yea, all of these cars are/were a hit overseas. Now the car companies are finally bringing them to the states. I just wonder if they'll catch on over here like they did elsewhere, I sure hope so. Smaller cars = less traffic. Me personally, I like the Fit, but that's totally biased reasoning.

[G-man422]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver_28

The grand prix sucks gas? That's a V6, is it the 3.8 or 3.4. What does it get in mpg? Have either of you driven a V8?

yep, my 4.6L Cougar.

[drunken monkey]

Originally Posted by TeKK 009

All these new cars launched with oil at almost $80 a barrel would be almost immpossible just a few short years ago.

that is of course if you ignore the fact that the Yaris was released in the rest of the world 6 odd years ago and the Fit following a couple of years later.

[TeKK 009]

I did not ignore this fact. I just made and ass out of you and me and assumed we were talking about the United States. You are absolutely right sir, the rest of the world has been attempting to conserve fossil fuels for decades, only Americans are so severly optimistic they do not believe we can ever run out of gas.

[drunken monkey]

Originally Posted by TeKK 009

I did not ignore this fact. I just made and ass out of you and me and assumed we were talking about the United States. You are absolutely right sir, the rest of the world has been attempting to conserve fossil fuels for decades, only Americans are so severly optimistic they do not believe we can ever run out of gas.

what?
first of all

Originally Posted by TeKK 009

I just made and ass out of you and me and assumed we were talking about the United States.

what? ass out of you and me = ass+u+me = assume?
your thread mate, I read what you typed and you did not mention anything about the rest of the world. Except you mentioned an oil price that did not exist when the cars were first introduced, so that pretty much says that you are only talking about the US release of the car

second of all, I do not see where the thread is going. Are you making a stand about American cars being short sighted and not looking towards a sustainable future? Are you talking about the benefits of a more fuel economical car? Are you ignoring the fact that part of sustainabilty, as well as about being economical, is about being clean which is arguably more important than simple mpg?

[Julzboi661]

--------drunken monkey, he was just saying that he assumed we were talking US terms, and that was what he was basing off of.--------

i personally think everyone should be made to drive a subcompct every time they take a long trip, or commute to work or back. Everyone with a fast, ponied' up car should have a d-d (daily driver)

The us would save gallons and gallons of gas if we could just cut out the senseless trips, and drove the wife's 32 horsepower suzuki to the store instead of our V10 Viper srt-10's.

These cars show us what needs to be done to save the Mustangs and GTO's and Super Bee's for our kids and grandkids.

[JLad10687]

Originally Posted by Julzboi661

--------drunken monkey, he was just saying that he assumed we were talking US terms, and that was what he was basing off of.--------

i personally think everyone should be made to drive a subcompct every time they take a long trip, or commute to work or back. Everyone with a fast, ponied' up car should have a d-d (daily driver)

The us would save gallons and gallons of gas if we could just cut out the senseless trips, and drove the wife's 32 horsepower suzuki to the store instead of our V10 Viper srt-10's.

These cars show us what needs to be done to save the Mustangs and GTO's and Super Bee's for our kids and grandkids.

If you can afford a Viper, I doubt you're bitching about gas prices.

[drew300]

In Canada, we have a "Gas-Guzzler tax" that is paid when the vehicle is purchased. The amount paid is based on how bad the vehicle is on economy.
I think we need that tax applied every year, when we re-new our license plates.
That would help in so many ways, and the government should like it too.

[monteaggyss]

I mean this in the nicest possible way, and i do mean the nicest, but raising, or adding new taxes is definatly the WORST idea ever

[Polygon]

I agree.

I think these cars are a good thing, and I would actually drive a Fit or a Yaris. I would love to see and end to people driving around in giant ass SUVs and trucks. I can understand if they actually use it for its intended purpose and not just because they think it is safer, like the seating position, have a complex, or just want to intimidate others on the road. They don't just guzzle fuel; they are unsafe to other drivers on the road.

I hope these smaller cars take off.