Tag Archive for tag: auto
professional dilettante
Tag Archive for tag: auto
Okay, I so did the math. Apparently, the Lumbering Beast gets better mileage on the highway than I thought (closer to 24 than 20 mpg), which puts it at a real-world average of 15/24. Also, I did comparisons using Consumer Reports’ numbers (which are pretty consistent with mine for the XTerra), and buying a Subaru [...]
About a month ago, I posted about wanting a new car to replace the Lumbering Beast. In some weeks of driving the new commute, I’ve determined that the Lumbering Beast gets approximately 19 mpg on the highway. That’s NOT good. It’s rated (in 2005 numbers) 17/21. It gets more like 15/19, though. I need to [...]
Oh. My.
I’m shopping for a new car. The new gig requires me to commute about 23 miles to work (one way), and the Lumbering Beast (2005 Nissan XTerra SE) gets at most 18mpg on the highway. ON THE HIGHWAY. So, I’m car shopping… again.
If the new Scirocco were available here, I’d be on it like [...]
I bought a new car yesterday: a 2005 Nissan Xterra.
While the MINI has been fun for the last 14 months, I need something bigger and capable of going off the pavement. If I could afford to have a second car for myself, I’d pick the MINI hands down. It’s a blast, but not very [...]
This is based on about, oh, an hour’s drive time in the Prius. First, what I think is fairly irrelevant, since it’s The Wife’s car. But, I like it. I don’t love it, but I like it. As far as a passenger sedan meant for getting you from point A to point B as efficiently [...]
