Jenn doesn't like it and her fuel economy is....not great. Here are some requirements:
- Rated better than Seville (25 mpg highway, revised rating)
- Less than 20-ish years old
- No RWD preferred
- 2 doors preferred
- No leather
- No Nissan
- No european
- No domestic
Seville Replacement
Re: Seville Replacement
I have no idea how anything other than 4 cylinder or V6 Solara or Accord coupe would fit the bill. Literally there is nothing else. What a shame. Boring choices...
Re: Seville Replacement
The last time we went through this, I came up with the following list of cars (in no particular order):
96-00 Honda Civic (although this is discounted as she's already owned one)
91-95 Acura Legend (this might be too old)
98-03 Solara
04-08 Solara
98-02 Honda Accord Coupe (this is crossed out on my whiteboard list, but I can't remember why)
03-07 Honda Accord Coupe
03-08 Toyota Matrix
03-08 Pontiac Vibe (only because it's the same thing as the above)
95-99 Buick Riviera (although she'd hate the turning radius as it's the same as the Seville, aka terrible)
96-99 Acura CL
00-03 Acura CL
96-98 Acura TL (yes, it's a sedan, but she doesn't hate it)
99-03 Acura TL
98-04 Oldsmobile Alero (can't remember why this is on the list)
98-00 Mazda Millenia (another sedan for some reason)
89-97 Mazda Miata (probably no longer valid due to the "no RWD 'cause winter" rule)
98-05 Mazda Miata (see above)
92-00 Subaru Impreza
01-07 Subaru Impreza
97-01 Cadillac Catera (can't remember why this is on the list)
91-97 Mazda MX-6 (probably too old now)
91-96 Honda Prelude (she doesn't like the way any of the other generations look, also probably too old now)
96-00 Honda Civic (although this is discounted as she's already owned one)
91-95 Acura Legend (this might be too old)
98-03 Solara
04-08 Solara
98-02 Honda Accord Coupe (this is crossed out on my whiteboard list, but I can't remember why)
03-07 Honda Accord Coupe
03-08 Toyota Matrix
03-08 Pontiac Vibe (only because it's the same thing as the above)
95-99 Buick Riviera (although she'd hate the turning radius as it's the same as the Seville, aka terrible)
96-99 Acura CL
00-03 Acura CL
96-98 Acura TL (yes, it's a sedan, but she doesn't hate it)
99-03 Acura TL
98-04 Oldsmobile Alero (can't remember why this is on the list)
98-00 Mazda Millenia (another sedan for some reason)
89-97 Mazda Miata (probably no longer valid due to the "no RWD 'cause winter" rule)
98-05 Mazda Miata (see above)
92-00 Subaru Impreza
01-07 Subaru Impreza
97-01 Cadillac Catera (can't remember why this is on the list)
91-97 Mazda MX-6 (probably too old now)
91-96 Honda Prelude (she doesn't like the way any of the other generations look, also probably too old now)
Re: Seville Replacement
This was one of the first cars on the list (along with the Solara), but there are a couple things working against this:Bob wrote:Acura CL?
- Relatively rare
- Usually had leather
- Automatics on the later V6 cars were failure prone (like the Accord)
In addition, the 4 cyl is really the only way this car makes the fuel economy cutoff, and only just (+1 highway for 1st generation, +2 highway for 2nd generation but requires premium). Also the 4 cyl that was only available in the 1st generation. I don't thing she realizes how relatively fuel efficient the Seville actually is for the size/performance of the car (she averages 22-24 in mostly highway driving).
Re: Seville Replacement
Yeah...there are some manual transmission options for those in there, but she'd have to learn to drive one first...kevm14 wrote:I have no idea how anything other than 4 cylinder or V6 Solara or Accord coupe would fit the bill. Literally there is nothing else. What a shame. Boring choices...
Also, there might be other things that hit most of the requirements but not all.
Re: Seville Replacement
I wanted an MX-6 for a while, and had a 2.5L 1999 Mazda 626.
The 626 specs for the 2.5 were:
Engine, 2.5L 6 Cylinder
Horsepower - 170@6000
Torque - 163 @ 5000
Standard MPG - 20 City / 26 Hwy
https://www.motortrend.com/cars/mazda/626/1999/
They had practically the same engine, I think the MX-6 was just slightly less. The main reason I bring it up though is that it realistically won't meet the MPG requirements. I didn't get good gas mileage in that car. I would recommend either of those if gas wasn't a big deal, and I think the auto trans aren't great. It was a fun car though.
This is actually a really good review (although the 626 is a little off topic):
https://www.autoblog.com/buy/2000-Mazda ... rt-review/
The 626 specs for the 2.5 were:
Engine, 2.5L 6 Cylinder
Horsepower - 170@6000
Torque - 163 @ 5000
Standard MPG - 20 City / 26 Hwy
https://www.motortrend.com/cars/mazda/626/1999/
They had practically the same engine, I think the MX-6 was just slightly less. The main reason I bring it up though is that it realistically won't meet the MPG requirements. I didn't get good gas mileage in that car. I would recommend either of those if gas wasn't a big deal, and I think the auto trans aren't great. It was a fun car though.
This is actually a really good review (although the 626 is a little off topic):
https://www.autoblog.com/buy/2000-Mazda ... rt-review/