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Originally Posted by unhappyguy
Hi, TimGT - Note the attached Impreza review from Car and Driver: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...k-test-reviews
Overall, it's a good car but beware, C&D found it did not get close to the promised mileage. (Typical of cars with boxer engine designs and all-wheel drive - design elements that lower mileage.) They also thought the car was slow. However, speed is usually not an issue for senior citizens. What is a big issue for senior citizens is easy ingress and egress, as well as ergonomics while in the drivers seat. In other words, senior citizens need cars that are not too low or too high. Still, it seems that the Impreza has a lot going for it. |
The mileage thing does tend to vary a bit, but my Mom in Law is a natural at "hypermiling" On her trips to SC to see her son she coaxes 30-31 MPG from her 2008 Accord V6.
The door openings were wide and the car itself is sits neither really low or really high, that is definately something I had considered as well, which is why I ruled out the Outback and the Forester, which cost more, are not as fuel efficient and require a bit of a climb to get up into.