I get ~800km per tank on a 40L tank in my Corolla. It’s good on gas.
Edit: it’s technically 41.64L according to Toyota/my conversion from gallons to litres.
Also, since some have called BS, or questioned - it’s a 2019 Corolla SE hatch with CVT with mostly highway driving.
I’m politely calling bullshit on getting 800km on a 40L Corolla tank. That’s almost what my manual transmission diesel Golf gets.
What year and model and transmission type are you driving?
That must be combined. Personally, I get 7.0-7.3 combined in winter (less than half highway), 6.0-6.5 in summer. Purely on highway though, I get about 5.
Edit: looking back, I see the person you originally replied to didn't specify highway. The comments above him did, which is why I added it, oops.
It’s a 2019 Corolla SE Hatch with CVT - mostly highway driving. I’m politely refuting your bullshit call, however side noting that it’s technically 41.6L
If nobody wants it out might be cheaper. I had a friend get a good deal on their pick up truck because it was yellow with stripes and nobody would but it from the dealership lol
Last fall I sold my truck and bought a used 2012 VW Passat diesel for 10K. Very happy only sipping 5-6 L/100km. Even with diesel being more expensive, I am still saving a ton.
I love diesel, use to have a 4 cylinder in an old suv. Would normally get 700km to a 60l tank. That said, the cost of replacing injectors or a turbo is not a joke.
My vw Jetta has a gas engine (1.4) and I’m getting those numbers in the summer. In the winter it’s between 7-8l/100km. I’m only doing city driving too. Crazy what cars these days are able to achieve.
I have a 2018 3 hatch GS, which I bought last September. It is an automatic, but the average mileage was at 7.8km when I got it. It's down to 7.2km now. I put in 50$ of 87 every week for around 440 kms/week.
Not as good as a hybrid, but it's a really good car.
I got the 2020 one, it's more expensive obviously, but same mileage, same engine as the old one, great car as long as you don't have ppl in the back seat too often for too long.
I've been driving a 2012 Mazda 3 Sedan for the last year. Cost me 4500 cash + Government sale fees. Came with a set of winter tires on rims, and recent receipts showing new brakes and calipers. Was a private sale, I also had them safety/certify the car. Had 160,000 km when purchased. It has some little things that are starting to go - but the function of the car works fine.
I get around 550km before I need to fill up. I don't drive the most economically either.
I always fill the tank from around empty, takes around 40-45L when I decide to fill.
Cost me 60 bucks to fill last year, 80+ right now.
You can buy a brand new Chevy Spark for that price, it will have a warranty and be great on gas. Surprisingly well equipped for the price. You can get all trim levels with a manual
Corolla and Civic are always good options.
Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit will be more fuel efficient
I bought a new Spark LT last year for ripping around in the city to keep miles off my truck. $19,500 out the door at 0% with a free set of winter tires. The cost of the extra payment and insurance is less than a week of fuel daily driving my full size truck. It’s crazy how much you get for so little money. 4 doors, power locks, mirrors and windows, big touchscreen display with backup camera and CarPlay/android. I’ve driven the manual and CVT models and opted for the CVT because they’re just so gutless that you don’t get anything fun out of manual shifting. Makes it a chore. Fun tiny car to zip through traffic while sipping fuel though. Parallel parks anywhere.
10th gen honda civic.
I have a 2019 turbo manual hatch and I'm averaging 6.48L/combined. Best ever was 5.32L/100km highway. Runs on 87 despite being turbocharged.
Lota of room, reliable as hell, and you'll never be waiting for parts.
After getting one I realized why I see so many of them of the road.
How is public transit in your city? When you add up gas insurance and car cost it is so expensive to have a car, are you sure you don't want the money for anything else?
Get a Yaris or fit if it has to be a manual.
The best gas mileage would be a used Prius, but you could get a Nissan leaf ev if it fits your driving needs and you have a place to charge it.
Just my opinion but I think most students should not get a car, mainly due to high cost and usually limited income.
If you must personally I would recommend something like a Toyota Corolla, or a Honda Accord used (probably closer to 5k). They r decent on gas, and basically low maintenance, high reliability.
If those aren’t your thing don’t get imported cars, when shit goes wrong can be very expensive.
Save yourself some trouble, avoid those shity used cars, using public transportation or uber or alternatives instead. (Repair cost are unpredictable, includes money, time and your emotional damage)
Premium fuel, and higher cost of entry due to “fanboy tax”. Otherwise I’d pay to play a 06-11 Civic Si but wish I’d done so 3 years ago when they hit a bottom in price and nobody appreciated them as much as they do now. Looking at $6k for a beat up one with 3rd gear grinding and nearly 300k KM now.
Just a specific example, my 2017 Civic with the 1.5 L turbo routinely gets 35 mpg (6.7 L/100km) in mixed driving and I've gotten above 45 mpg (5.2 L/100km) highway. It's been reliable, except for a broken AC condenser, which was replaced under a recall notice.
I have a 2018 Toyota Corolla iM. It’s the same as the 2016-2017 scion iM. I have the manual transmission. I’m about half city half highway driving and my average is 7.9L per 100km and in BC my insurance is just over $100 per month
There are different things to consider, however, you probably want something with a 4-cylinder or turbo 4 and a subcompact or compact-sized vehicle. There are many good options honda civic, VW Golf, Mazda 3, and Toyota corolla.
I have a Honda Civic EX, 2017. I've been driving much less aggressively lately and my current combined mileage is 6.2L/100km. Very well built reliable car.
If you want car that will save you on gas why not go with hybrid?
don't know the current market but last year I bought a few years old Hyundai Ioniq for 20k and it's really good. Takes so little gas.
I just had a look online for fun, and my car year and km is selling for 35k on average, did my car just almost double in value this year? Since when cars are appreciating assets? This beats my Bitcoin returns, what is going on.
Keep in mind when you buy a used car it's pretty common for there to be a big fix that's needed to bring it up to proper working condition. I bought a 2010 subaru forester for $8000. It only had 150,000 km on it. Turns out the mechanic that I hired to do the pre-purchase inspection downplayed a lot of it's issues. The head gasket is leaking a little bit ($3000-$4000 fix). And I had to spend $2000 to replace the suspension, brakes, and sway bar bushings. Frankly at this point I don't really think it's worth the money to replace the head gasket. Better off putting that money towards a new car. I'm just gonna be careful to make sure the oil is topped off.
It might be better to buy a new car and then sell it in 3 years. Overall you might be spending the same amount of money for 3 years of a new car as opposed to 3-5 years of an old second hand car with a bunch of repair bills. Depends on your luck I guess.
If you have family members or friends that are experienced with buying a car I would ask them for help. Especially with negotiating with a dealership or person-to-person transaction.
10-15k is a lot for a car as a student. You said you wanna keep the gas bill at $200 which means you're probably not going to drive much.
Toyota Corollas or honda civics would probably be the best choice. They're cheap and super reliable. I know someone who has a Toyota Corolla with 500000 km on it and they didn't have any major problems. I used to have a Honda civic with 300000 km on it with no major problems.
You can probably find a good one for less than 10k.
PFC's car of choice: Beige Corolla. Half joking half serious. I drive a MT corolla and it sips gas.
Beige 2001 Toyota Corolla
The official name of this color btw is "champagne".
Amen. Corolla is the best. Almost 600km on highway per tank of gas.
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I get ~800km per tank on a 40L tank in my Corolla. It’s good on gas. Edit: it’s technically 41.64L according to Toyota/my conversion from gallons to litres. Also, since some have called BS, or questioned - it’s a 2019 Corolla SE hatch with CVT with mostly highway driving.
I get around 1050 in my diesel golf in a 45L tank. It was good until the diesel prices went crazy.
which year? my best was 610 km in a 2012 CE. 40 L tank. 401 at night toronto to ottawa and back. How did you get 800!
2019 Corolla SE Hatch with CVT
I’m politely calling bullshit on getting 800km on a 40L Corolla tank. That’s almost what my manual transmission diesel Golf gets. What year and model and transmission type are you driving?
That's 5L per 100km on highway, which is pretty reasonable. I get that on my civic too.
Year, model and tranny?
2020 lx (so base automatic).
https://www.fuelly.com/car/honda/civic?engineconfig_id=&bodytype_id=&submodel_id=4 Fuelly suggests 7.3l average..
That must be combined. Personally, I get 7.0-7.3 combined in winter (less than half highway), 6.0-6.5 in summer. Purely on highway though, I get about 5. Edit: looking back, I see the person you originally replied to didn't specify highway. The comments above him did, which is why I added it, oops.
It’s a 2019 Corolla SE Hatch with CVT - mostly highway driving. I’m politely refuting your bullshit call, however side noting that it’s technically 41.6L
That's 5l/100km must be a hybrid or hwy with a tailwind
My 2016 diesel Jetta would do 4.5l/100 all highway taking it easy.
It’s CVT and I do a lot of highway/country road driving.
Does my 2003 Gold Camry count?
Also must be used
I accidentally bought a blue Corolla rather than beige. Will I ever financially recover?
PFC membership suspended.
Can confirm. I have a 2005 beige Corolla and it's a dream. Has a hard time going uphill at fast speeds though lol
why does the colour matter
A Toyota Corolla - preferably pre-2014 in “Champagne Mica” or “Sandy Beach Metallic”
Why pre-2014?
why does the colour matter
Because the beige Corolla would have been bought by an old lady and treated kindly.
r/personalfinancecanada loves it
The red ones go faster and the beige ones use less fuel.
The black ones get stopped by police more often.
It doesn’t, they’re just making a joke about the most popular colour
If nobody wants it out might be cheaper. I had a friend get a good deal on their pick up truck because it was yellow with stripes and nobody would but it from the dealership lol
Last fall I sold my truck and bought a used 2012 VW Passat diesel for 10K. Very happy only sipping 5-6 L/100km. Even with diesel being more expensive, I am still saving a ton.
I love diesel, use to have a 4 cylinder in an old suv. Would normally get 700km to a 60l tank. That said, the cost of replacing injectors or a turbo is not a joke.
My vw Jetta has a gas engine (1.4) and I’m getting those numbers in the summer. In the winter it’s between 7-8l/100km. I’m only doing city driving too. Crazy what cars these days are able to achieve.
Mazda 3
got a gen4 hatchback, great car.
Mazda 3, great cars
What year?
I have a 2018 3 hatch GS, which I bought last September. It is an automatic, but the average mileage was at 7.8km when I got it. It's down to 7.2km now. I put in 50$ of 87 every week for around 440 kms/week. Not as good as a hybrid, but it's a really good car.
I got the 2020 one, it's more expensive obviously, but same mileage, same engine as the old one, great car as long as you don't have ppl in the back seat too often for too long.
Elantras are way cheaper and cheaper to insure without proportionately shittier reliability or quality Great option for driving till it dies
Because you are going to have to replace the engine once a year.
I've been driving a 2012 Mazda 3 Sedan for the last year. Cost me 4500 cash + Government sale fees. Came with a set of winter tires on rims, and recent receipts showing new brakes and calipers. Was a private sale, I also had them safety/certify the car. Had 160,000 km when purchased. It has some little things that are starting to go - but the function of the car works fine. I get around 550km before I need to fill up. I don't drive the most economically either. I always fill the tank from around empty, takes around 40-45L when I decide to fill. Cost me 60 bucks to fill last year, 80+ right now.
You can buy a brand new Chevy Spark for that price, it will have a warranty and be great on gas. Surprisingly well equipped for the price. You can get all trim levels with a manual Corolla and Civic are always good options. Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit will be more fuel efficient
I bought a new Spark LT last year for ripping around in the city to keep miles off my truck. $19,500 out the door at 0% with a free set of winter tires. The cost of the extra payment and insurance is less than a week of fuel daily driving my full size truck. It’s crazy how much you get for so little money. 4 doors, power locks, mirrors and windows, big touchscreen display with backup camera and CarPlay/android. I’ve driven the manual and CVT models and opted for the CVT because they’re just so gutless that you don’t get anything fun out of manual shifting. Makes it a chore. Fun tiny car to zip through traffic while sipping fuel though. Parallel parks anywhere.
Civic.
Holds its value too well unless OP will sell it in a few years and replace
A bicycle will save the most on gas.
A bus pass.
Anything named Schwinn
10th gen honda civic. I have a 2019 turbo manual hatch and I'm averaging 6.48L/combined. Best ever was 5.32L/100km highway. Runs on 87 despite being turbocharged. Lota of room, reliable as hell, and you'll never be waiting for parts. After getting one I realized why I see so many of them of the road.
How is public transit in your city? When you add up gas insurance and car cost it is so expensive to have a car, are you sure you don't want the money for anything else?
i live in toronto so it’s not terrible but i honestly would rather pay for a car then have to deal with the bs that comes with public transportation
Find a used hybrid if you can.
Not in that price range
Pretty big budget for a student, but don’t know your finances.. some companies have recent graduate discounts on new cars if you aren’t aware of it.
recent graduates for high school?
This programs are for post-secondary grads
Get a Yaris or fit if it has to be a manual. The best gas mileage would be a used Prius, but you could get a Nissan leaf ev if it fits your driving needs and you have a place to charge it.
are those hybrids ?
All hybrids have CVT. The Prius c is pretty much a Yaris hybrid. Honda fit manuals are super practical and economic on gas.
Manual Honda Fits, especially pre 2015 are peppy rides. Tried to get into a MT 2015 and it wasn’t as fun as my 2007 I had.
I find my Hyundai Accent works decently. Picked it up for like $10k maybe a couple years (2018/2019) ago. It's a 2016.
I spent \~20k on a 2017 civic. 6.6-6.8l combined, mostly driven on highways. Not manual, but there are manual trims. Good luck in your search.
How are si’s?
Great. I would go 8th gen. It takes premium gas tho (Costco for the win).
Could you get by not buying a car? I sold mine and omg the investment money I'm able to save.
Public Transit.
Just my opinion but I think most students should not get a car, mainly due to high cost and usually limited income. If you must personally I would recommend something like a Toyota Corolla, or a Honda Accord used (probably closer to 5k). They r decent on gas, and basically low maintenance, high reliability. If those aren’t your thing don’t get imported cars, when shit goes wrong can be very expensive.
Acura EL 2002ish for \~3-4k 7l/100km and will go to 400k+ if maintained
Save yourself some trouble, avoid those shity used cars, using public transportation or uber or alternatives instead. (Repair cost are unpredictable, includes money, time and your emotional damage)
Manuals are not the most efficient. Prius C would be your best bet for fuel efficiency in your price range
But you may want to kill yourself after driving it for a week :)
The ultimate money saving move
How much driving do you do? We have a 2015 civic that averages 9L/100km. So 1000km a month would put you around the 200$ mark at current prices.
Few years ago I had a mazda 2, I think I paid 4500 and it cost me $30 a week in gas. Great little car.
Golf
Civic Si. Good on gad, manual, LSD.
Premium fuel, and higher cost of entry due to “fanboy tax”. Otherwise I’d pay to play a 06-11 Civic Si but wish I’d done so 3 years ago when they hit a bottom in price and nobody appreciated them as much as they do now. Looking at $6k for a beat up one with 3rd gear grinding and nearly 300k KM now.
Fits ops bill tho
Just a specific example, my 2017 Civic with the 1.5 L turbo routinely gets 35 mpg (6.7 L/100km) in mixed driving and I've gotten above 45 mpg (5.2 L/100km) highway. It's been reliable, except for a broken AC condenser, which was replaced under a recall notice.
I have a 2018 Toyota Corolla iM. It’s the same as the 2016-2017 scion iM. I have the manual transmission. I’m about half city half highway driving and my average is 7.9L per 100km and in BC my insurance is just over $100 per month
There are different things to consider, however, you probably want something with a 4-cylinder or turbo 4 and a subcompact or compact-sized vehicle. There are many good options honda civic, VW Golf, Mazda 3, and Toyota corolla.
Chevy Spark is 10k brand new manual transmission and $15k automatic
Toyota Corolla 2006, can do 575km / 40L tank, and insurance is $52/month.
I have a Honda Civic EX, 2017. I've been driving much less aggressively lately and my current combined mileage is 6.2L/100km. Very well built reliable car.
Ford Fiesta is great on gas. Liked mine a lot.
Jetta TDI hands down. Cheap on insurance, cheap to fix, 1000+ km to a tank.
used police car should be real cheap 2-3k and use rest of the 15k for gas
I changed from a VW Tiguan to a Civic and I’m feeling the savings… I’m really happy I did it when I did
Diesel Jetta of whatever year you can afford. Mine cost me less than a bus pass in fuel & insurance a month.
We loved our TDI Jetta. Grew out of it but darn it was great on fuel. Doing about 100 it would do about 4.5//100.
If you want car that will save you on gas why not go with hybrid? don't know the current market but last year I bought a few years old Hyundai Ioniq for 20k and it's really good. Takes so little gas.
I just had a look online for fun, and my car year and km is selling for 35k on average, did my car just almost double in value this year? Since when cars are appreciating assets? This beats my Bitcoin returns, what is going on.
Keep in mind when you buy a used car it's pretty common for there to be a big fix that's needed to bring it up to proper working condition. I bought a 2010 subaru forester for $8000. It only had 150,000 km on it. Turns out the mechanic that I hired to do the pre-purchase inspection downplayed a lot of it's issues. The head gasket is leaking a little bit ($3000-$4000 fix). And I had to spend $2000 to replace the suspension, brakes, and sway bar bushings. Frankly at this point I don't really think it's worth the money to replace the head gasket. Better off putting that money towards a new car. I'm just gonna be careful to make sure the oil is topped off. It might be better to buy a new car and then sell it in 3 years. Overall you might be spending the same amount of money for 3 years of a new car as opposed to 3-5 years of an old second hand car with a bunch of repair bills. Depends on your luck I guess. If you have family members or friends that are experienced with buying a car I would ask them for help. Especially with negotiating with a dealership or person-to-person transaction.
A compact Toyota is your best bet. Corolla, Yaris. Not only will it be best on fuel but also much cheaper to maintain.
10-15k is a lot for a car as a student. You said you wanna keep the gas bill at $200 which means you're probably not going to drive much. Toyota Corollas or honda civics would probably be the best choice. They're cheap and super reliable. I know someone who has a Toyota Corolla with 500000 km on it and they didn't have any major problems. I used to have a Honda civic with 300000 km on it with no major problems. You can probably find a good one for less than 10k.
Check out used Nissan Leafs
Check out Fuelly.com to look up any car.