Best Used Commuter Car?

[BrendanC]

7th gen accord 2.4L

 

[zyxelenator]

Sedans have higher fuel economy requirements and stiffer crash requirements than “whatever the Bolt is” thus have less of an impact on fleet efficiency .

If GM could have predicted the pandemic it’s likely they would not have cancelled the Volt due to the massive increase in demand for PHEVs in 2020.

I will always say not continuing the Volt a normal 5-6 model years was an immense error.

The so called plant was never even fully shut down so it’s just a waste of money canceling it in 2019

Bolt is a successor of the Volt, GM dropped Volt is favor of more simple pure EV platform. One day they might come back with BEV sedan, but it seems people still favor SUV, CUV like vehicles. EUV is often called an SUV, I can't call it SUV, that is glorified hatchback. (slightly bigger than regular Bolt hatchback, mainly in back seat legroom area).

 

[Rmay635703]

Bolt is a successor of the Volt, GM dropped Volt is favor of more simple pure EV platform. One day they might come back with BEV sedan, but it seems people still favor SUV, CUV like vehicles. EUV is often called an SUV, I can't call it SUV, that is glorified hatchback. (slightly bigger than regular Bolt hatchback, mainly in back seat legroom area).

GM is supposedly bringing back the “Voltec” in 2027, but not as a sedan. (Truck, suv, CUV). Gen 2 Voltec was meant to be scalable to any of GMs lineup.

A production pause would have been better than a 8 year break as all lessons learned are mostly forgotten .

So I will stick with “cancelled in error.”

 

[dishdude]

Just looking to cut the miles down on my 2021 GMC Canyon.

Enjoy the Canyon and put the money you would spend on buying, maintaining and insuring this commuter car towards it's replacement when it's time.

 

[addyguy]

Harder to find, but I still champion the Pontiac G5/Chev Cobalt…relatively comfortable for a compact car, simple mechanicals, the 2.2 Ecotec is bulletproof…find the cleanest one you can, still a fair few out there.

 

[GR_CoB]

Great suburban car, horrible highway cruiser, seats are too stiff, headrest is too far forward, and steering is too direct.

I wonder what year model was in your experience?

I had a 2008 Mazda6. 2.3L/5MT. Absolutely loved the seats, extremely comfortable. And it was my vehicle of choice when I had to go Charlotte NC to Charlottesville VA and back a few times per year. Over 30MPG on a 20 gallon tank meant 500+ mile fuel range, which was also nice for these highway trips. And on twisty back roads it held its own quite well, although I did have it on "TEIN S" lowering springs.

 

[Dave Hess]

I have a 90 mile round trip commute to work, about 30k per year. My 2021 GMC Canyon gets good gas mileage for a truck but I'm racking up the miles faster than I would like. I'm considering getting an older car for commuting. Not a beater, just an older car known to be very reliable with some life left to give.

Looking for something that is reliable and known to have stood the test of time. I'm thinking a 2001/2002-ish or newer Toyota Corolla/Camry or Honda Civic/Accord.

Any years to avoid? Any engines known to be sludge monsters? Bad transmission years? Other known issues/gremlins to look out for? Best years for engines/transmissions?

I'm very comfortable doing my own work so I expect to catch up on a lot of maintenance for a potentially 20+ year old vehicle. I'm more concerned about the engines/transmissions. I'm a domestic guy so I don't know a whole lot about the imports. Thanks!

Anyway boss can get you a company car ?

We pay $150 per month but that includes gas card, tolls and unlimited mileage, can also use car for cross country vacation drive.

 

[AdmiralYoda]

Anyway boss can get you a company car ?

We pay $150 per month but that includes gas card, tolls and unlimited mileage, can also use car for cross country vacation drive.

Nope.....but that is one screaming deal!

 

[Pew]

I wonder what year model was in your experience?

I had a 2008 Mazda6. 2.3L/5MT. Absolutely loved the seats, extremely comfortable. And it was my vehicle of choice when I had to go Charlotte NC to Charlottesville VA and back a few times per year. Over 30MPG on a 20 gallon tank meant 500+ mile fuel range, which was also nice for these highway trips. And on twisty back roads it held its own quite well, although I did have it on "TEIN S" lowering springs.

2019 cx5, but I found the hatchback 3 and the cx30 to be the same way. I had dealer loaner cx5 with the cloth seats and those were a bit more compliant; the leather is awfully stiff.

 

[supton]

Anyway boss can get you a company car ?

We pay $150 per month but that includes gas card, tolls and unlimited mileage, can also use car for cross country vacation drive.

For commuting from/to work? I could see that if travel was expected, or if the company was just "nice" like that, but otherwise... heck of a perk. I'd love that myself as I have the same commute of over 100 miles per day roundtrip. I just eat the cost as it was my decision to live in the middle of nowhere.

Now when the company moved 20 miles down the road, it would have been nice to have some adjustment... having a job was probably considered "good enough".

 

[Dave Hess]

Nope.....but that is one screaming deal!

It’s a great deal for a new Chevrolet Equinox LT.

The only thing you have to decide is what color do you want.

Every 3 years the field service engineers get a new vehicle due to the mileage they drive.

 

[mehullica]

Toyota Echo

 

[panthermike]

Compact, but sw99 just listed his Corolla for sale for $3500.