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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
yup got a new beater/daily driver, and i get to keep the cobra and the 69!!!


 

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Posted by 5.0-srt-4 (Member # 5864) on :
 
hey bro that thing is sick for a little cruiser good job
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
thanks man, i figured alot of guys on here would be like WTF? or thats ugly, but i think it's cool to drivearound town and in traffic, way better than daily driving the mystic!
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 
34mpg is very cool -

But, yeah, it is waaaaaaaaaaaaay fugly.

But so is my daily beater.
 

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Posted by BlackDrop50 (Member # 1715) on :
 
How much are those? like 13k? Man....I almost feel like giving in and buying one of these cheap new gas saving cars rather than get a used luxury car.
 

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Posted by picuplouie (Member # 5948) on :
 

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Originally posted by eljefe:
thanks man, i figured alot of guys on here would be like WTF? or thats ugly, but i think it's cool to drivearound town and in traffic, way better than daily driving the mystic!

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Awesome!!! It's a Yaris. I was looking into one of those also, but the hatchback version. Break it in and post an update later on the MPG. It has a gas engine right? Not one of those electric hybrids... garbage batteries...
 

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Posted by mustanghp950 (Member # 6589) on :
 
yeah man my mom has a 2006 civic...i was doing about 85mph on the free way and getting about 42 mpg
 

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Posted by BlackDrop50 (Member # 1715) on :
 
I am actually looking into getting one of these, only thing that bothers me is that it starts to get up to 16k when you add in all the shit and you can't even get it with leather.

The real deal breaker for me is the 106hp engine. Can't deal with that!
 

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Posted by luvmy5.0 (Member # 6699) on :
 
not bad!!
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 

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Originally posted by eljefe:
thanks man, i figured alot of guys on here would be like WTF? or thats ugly, but i think it's cool to drivearound town and in traffic, way better than daily driving the mystic!

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Awesome!!! It's a Yaris. I was looking into one of those also, but the hatchback version. Break it in and post an update later on the MPG. It has a gas engine right? Not one of those electric hybrids... garbage batteries...

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Originally posted by picuplouie:

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Originally posted by eljefe:
thanks man, i figured alot of guys on here would be like WTF? or thats ugly, but i think it's cool to drivearound town and in traffic, way better than daily driving the mystic!

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Awesome!!! It's a Yaris. I was looking into one of those also, but the hatchback version. Break it in and post an update later on the MPG. It has a gas engine right? Not one of those electric hybrids... garbage batteries...

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ya no hybrid crap for now. the hatch version is sooo small. i payed 15k out the door and got top tier financing
my orginal plan was to sell the cobra and buy a new 4x4 trd tacoma, but monthly payments would have been more than but the yaris and cobra combined, then gas mileage would suck ass, so this was the solution
can you say 4:30's and drag radials for the cobra now!

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You read my mind! Get a Yaris and turn my 5.0 into s super doper gas guzzler... lol. But I think I'm really going to do that too honestly...
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
haha hell ya, i picked the cobra up from the back lot of the toyota dealership just now and the whole drive home was spent thinking about gears, suspension, and exhausts lol! bad thoughts i tell you!
 

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Posted by WHYT LIE (Member # 5925) on :
 

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Originally posted by mustanghp950:
yeah man my mom has a 2006 civic...i was doing about 85mph on the free way and getting about 42 mpg

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Is that the M5 or A5?

My wife has an '06 Civic EX 4 door auto 5 speed and it is claimed 30mpg in town and 40mpg on the freeway. So far (with 7,500 miles on it) we have gotten a best average of 36mpg on freeway trips (with 80-85mph averages) and 26mpg in town...

I'm pissed.
 

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Posted by NavidR (Member # 3164) on :
 
34 mpg WOW thats amazing......much better then the H2 that I want...LOL
 

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Posted by picuplouie (Member # 5948) on :
 
How's the mpg going with the Yaris? I might be doing the super commute next month. From Oakland to San Jose and back. So, I might have to put the Mustang up for sale. Sad sad day when it does happen for me...
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
well it's been 2 weeks and i've only filled it up once and i still have half a tank left. my first tank came in at 29.7mpg but it should go up as is breaks in more.
 

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Posted by 98LaserGT (Member # 5023) on :
 
Nice man. Wanna buy that JLT back? I might be getting my hands on a blower soon...
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
maybe depends i might be selling it soon anyways. i'll definatly let you know
 

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Posted by F8LPONY (Member # 11) on :
 
Brian, that Civic milage is the "instant MPG" and not an average for a tank I bet. You know how people like to quote their milage that they see on the DIC rather than what is calculated at the pump over the average of a tankful.

Nice car man. We need to line our DDs up at Sac one night. My Prius vs your Yaris!

One thing I find amusing is the build quality vs my American cars. 100% better than any American car I've ever owned.
 

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Posted by eljefe (Member # 1753) on :
 
hell ya justin, once i get a few clicks over 1000miles on the odo i'll bring it out to a few wed nights and mop up the import lanes
 

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Posted by Jmir018 (Member # 1414) on :
 

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Originally posted by WHYT LIE:

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Originally posted by mustanghp950:
yeah man my mom has a 2006 civic...i was doing about 85mph on the free way and getting about 42 mpg

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Is that the M5 or A5?

My wife has an '06 Civic EX 4 door auto 5 speed and it is claimed 30mpg in town and 40mpg on the freeway. So far (with 7,500 miles on it) we have gotten a best average of 36mpg on freeway trips (with 80-85mph averages) and 26mpg in town...

I'm pissed.

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yeah. my mom just got the civic you got and the mpg are really not that much better that was she was getting with her mitsubishi lancer.
Oh well..
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA (Member # 904) on :
 
dont want any of my 15mpg
 

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Posted by Lilghoust (Member # 20) on :
 
I bought a 1991 Honda Accord that gives me 30 mpg for 2200.00 in August of last year.

I have saved more money then this car is worth! Everyone should get something like this, dirt cheap, reliable, looks like crap so noone will mess with it.
 

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Posted by 93venom (Member # 778) on :
 
I had a 97 corolla with a 3 speed auto, i'd do 80 mph and average 38 mpg, i hit a dear a totalled it....but you can get those cars for like 2500, great beaters
 

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Posted by ilya (Member # 6164) on :
 
Holy shit, the Yaris actually looks decent. I may be looking into one of those if I have a longer commute with a new job. Nice car man.
 

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