How far do you drive daily?

[95avusblue]

I drive average of 260 miles a day, and the WRX mileage is killing me.

I am looking into a Civic, Accord, Mazda 3, corolla etc. The car has to be very comfortable for such long drives. If it can be somewhat fun to drive, that would be a bonus.

Any reccommendations?

PS, I sold the 89 integra due to the high strung cruising (high revs, and noise).

[95avusblue]

A friend suggested that I give Acura TSX a try as it was getting him 32-34 on highway. Although the car requires premium fuel, he says he ran 87 octane with no ill effects, I am concerned about long term effects of that.

Perhaps a civic may be better for the intention of running 87 octane.

[rh77]

Originally Posted by 95avusblue

A friend suggested that I give Acura TSX a try as it was getting him 32-34 on highway. Although the car requires premium fuel, he says he ran 87 octane with no ill effects, I am concerned about long term effects of that.

Perhaps a civic may be better for the intention of running 87 octane.

I bought a new '06 and it has about 12K miles on it so far("Tessie" in the Garage -- view the GasLogs if you like).

We run Premium all the time because it's still pretty new, but I'm thinking about trying a lower-grade to see what happens.

What I noticed when renting a Volvo S40, was that it got considerably higher FE than expected, and it probably ran 87-Octane for its lifetime.

The same might be true with the TSX -- it may notice the lower octane levels and back-off fuel consumption. My wife drives the car primarily, and probably uses the VTEC RPM range once-a-month, if that -- so that may be where the requirement lies. It does have a higher compression ratio than similar displacement Honda variants, so there's a concern with detonation if it gets super-hot (but perhaps the knock or octane sensor will take care of that).

RH77

[Peakster]

Originally Posted by 95avusblue

I drive average of 260 miles a day, and the WRX mileage is killing me.

Holy smokes, that's like 4-5 hours a day driving. I can't imagine a commute that long. Is housing really that expensive or scarce in the area of your workplace? With my gas prices using my car, that would be nearly $400 a month in gas purchases.

[trebuchet03]

I like to ride to school -- about 3 miles round trip. I ride on the road - which is fun when you're dealing with the enormous amounts of college students on the road with you :P It's fun when they speed around you just to hit a red light

I probably average 10 miles/day in my car.