I’ve been looking at marketplace for a small car with good gas mileage that I can get cheap. I don’t mind doing work to it like replacing a clutch or dealing with a head gasket or engine replacement. The trouble I’m having in my area ( Midwest United States) is that either mileage is well into the 200k range, price is unrealistic so I won’t bother trying to reason with them, the car is more of a headache than it’s worth (Chevy Cruze) or there’s more than one issue like transmission problem plus body damage. I could go up in price under $10k but I don’t see the up side in spending that much to get better gas mileage unless the car can go at least another 5-10 years.

  • Joelk111@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Chevy Volt seems like the best option to me right now. They’ve been reliable, can run off battery for ~30 miles, and then are just a normal hybrid that gets great gas milage. You can find mediocre examples for <5k where I am in Portland/Seattle. 10k would get you a really decent one that should definitely last >5 years.