Car buyers comparison site?

by alec on April 27, 2008

I’m looking into buying a new car, and finding the process quite frustrating.  I’ve checked out MSN auto’s and several other sites, but so far have been unable to find a site which answers a simple question.  Because our garage has one large bay and one small bay, I need to find a list of vehicles that are under 175 inches in length.  I’d like them sorted by fuel economy rating.

Has anybody seen a resource that would allow such a query?

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Kareem Sultan April 28, 2008 at 1:07 am

Believe it or not, I think you're best best for an fairly unpopular search metric like length will be the index in the back of a Car and Driver magazine.
Go figure. Print is still better at some things. :)

You'll probably enjoy their editorials too.

Good luck.

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Andy Abramson April 28, 2008 at 5:51 am

I would suggest Edmunds.com

One of the best around.

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Mum April 28, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Does a Prius not work?

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Alec April 28, 2008 at 12:26 pm

It might, Ma. But there are many more hybrids on the market now, and I’m considering diesel as well.

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JP Hebert April 30, 2008 at 3:31 am

Hi Alex, check out http://www.auto123.com

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Orlando Airport Car October 29, 2008 at 8:54 am

- The 2008 Ford Focus is exactly 175" long. What Mum said about the Prius can work too since that's 175" long as well. Other cars that go in that range include The 2008 Nissan Altima (175") and The Smart Car (108.6"). Hope that helps your search!

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Tom June 10, 2009 at 4:28 pm

try KIA

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