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Sorry to hear, though glad you are OK.
I did not have any good luck with my Mazda 6 - nor my extended family with their respective Mazdas. That said, it had a 5 speed and was a hoot to drive!
We were in Florida recently and had an Accord - there were a couple of quirks (mostly I think because it was rental spec) but a very comfortable car to drive.
I keep thinking personally about an SUV (and Ford & Chevy are certainly going at it full bore) However, when I bought my Kia Soul (which I love though admittedly a bit tinny on a long drive) I compared gas mileage at this site: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbsSelect
My next choice was a Hyundai Tucson - the smallest they offer and for the Kia they estimated $5000 in gas savings over 5 years vs. the Hyundai. Gas is much much cheaper in the USofA but I don't believe the price of oil will stay as cheap as it is - and even if it does I can think of a lot more things I would rather do than pour it in the gas tank of a car.
So, on a quick comparison, a Sante Fe would use $2500 more gas and a Tahoe $3500 more over 5 years than a Mazda 6 with a 6 speed.
I did not have any good luck with my Mazda 6 - nor my extended family with their respective Mazdas. That said, it had a 5 speed and was a hoot to drive!
We were in Florida recently and had an Accord - there were a couple of quirks (mostly I think because it was rental spec) but a very comfortable car to drive.
I keep thinking personally about an SUV (and Ford & Chevy are certainly going at it full bore) However, when I bought my Kia Soul (which I love though admittedly a bit tinny on a long drive) I compared gas mileage at this site: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbsSelect
My next choice was a Hyundai Tucson - the smallest they offer and for the Kia they estimated $5000 in gas savings over 5 years vs. the Hyundai. Gas is much much cheaper in the USofA but I don't believe the price of oil will stay as cheap as it is - and even if it does I can think of a lot more things I would rather do than pour it in the gas tank of a car.
So, on a quick comparison, a Sante Fe would use $2500 more gas and a Tahoe $3500 more over 5 years than a Mazda 6 with a 6 speed.
