mkirsch wrote:
There is no such thing as a "reliable used econobox for $5k."
$5K gets you a 10-year-old car with 100K+ miles around here.
I've got a friend who is reliably getting 22MPG out of his Ecoboost after 15,000 miles. The best that diesel will do is 18MPG if you drive it like an old duffer.
He says the towing power is night and day compared to the 5.3L Chevy he replaced.
There all over the place! and 100k miles is nothing anymore. I`m consistently seeing 2-300k mile cars coming into the shop for nothing more than basic maintenance. and taken care of they look nice, some could pass for 50k miles. and that is why I said you need to shop and do your homework, for me that is well worth the $25-30k savings.
