Looking for a Quiet Car with Good Mileage

[derpytia]

So I am looking to get my own car and I'm wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a car that has good gas mileage but is also quiet while driving so my tinnitus doesn't spike much.

 

[Hopeful1]

I find the noise generated by tyres/road to be noisy at motorway speeds .... engine noise is not noisy with any modern car.

 

[hoper]

what about ford focus, derpina

 

[Cityjohn]

There can be only one,

A manual BMW 3 series with a 1.9 liter gasoline chain driven engine (as opposed to belt driven).
But now that I look at the market in Cali and the rest of the US there's really only offers with massive engine blocks starting at 2.4 liters. Are you all race car drivers or something? Really what is it with enormous things in the US...
The BMW 318i that I mentioned does close to 30MPG.

BMW has been making engines since the beginning of time, as such their engines are the most efficient you can find on the market, especially on the US market. The cabin is engineered to insulate you from unpleasant outside noises, the engine has a nice low gentle lion roar to it if you put your foot down. There really is no such thing as better when it comes to BMW, it's a work of art. Even closing the doors feels like it tries to show off it's subtlety and precision engineering.

Cars to look for; BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, Renault, Tesla.
Cars to avoid; Peugeot, Citroen, Kia, Nissan, Skoda, VW, and obviously anything American made like Ford.

The best thing about cars is that you can take them out for a spin so do that, give it some high density city traffic and some high speed on the highway, that's usually where cars become loud. Don't be afraid to use it when you testdrive

Happy hunting.

 

[lymebite]

@derpytia

This link has helpful comparative information on the noise levels of different automobile makes and models:

http://www.auto-decibel-db.com/

 

[The Red Viper]

Get a Prius or Fusion hybrid. Or better yet a Tesla if you can afford it.

 

[Bobby B]

Prius is actually very noisy due to a super light body which carries road noise like being inside a set of large speakers

Any light car is going to be noisy

The quietest cars will be the large heavy cars like older Mercedes or Cadillacs - not fuel efficient but very quiet wiht good suspension

 

[dan]

SAAB 9-3T sports sedan or wagon 2006 and up.

super quiet (with original exhaust system) and packs a whopping 210hp for a 4cyl or get a V6 if you want a silent rocket.
23/27 city/hwy mpg (not bad)
Good luck!

p.s. pretty hard suspension, so super smooth if no potholes or shitty roads, otherwise go for a Cadillac.

 

[PaulBe]

Anything you test-drive, put it in reverse. A lot of makers are putting in all sorts of alarms because we can't be trusted to think for ourselves anymore. Mazda in their wisdom have put a screeching high-frequency alarm into the CX3 whenever you put it in reverse. Safety, you know. You might not know you've put it in reverse without a deafening alarm to tell you.


Idiots.

 

[PaulBe]

otherwise go for a Cadillac.

Or...a Cadillac BLS (if you can find one in the US. Its basically a Cadillac for Europe with Saab 9-3 (Opel Vectra) underpinnings.

 

[hoper]

hey people...

it's her first car... it should be affordable and quiet. you should suggest a car a young girl could need and not a car what YOU would buy.

my derpina is not interested in your dreamcars.

 

[hoper]

There can be only one,

A manual BMW 3 series with a 1.9 liter gasoline chain driven engine (as opposed to belt driven).
But now that I look at the market in Cali and the rest of the US there's really only offers with massive engine blocks starting at 2.4 liters. Are you all race car drivers or something? Really what is it with enormous things in the US...
The BMW 318i that I mentioned does close to 30MPG.

BMW has been making engines since the beginning of time, as such their engines are the most efficient you can find on the market, especially on the US market. The cabin is engineered to insulate you from unpleasant outside noises, the engine has a nice low gentle lion roar to it if you put your foot down. There really is no such thing as better when it comes to BMW, it's a work of art. Even closing the doors feels like it tries to show off it's subtlety and precision engineering.

Cars to look for; BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, Renault, Tesla.
Cars to avoid; Peugeot, Citroen, Kia, Nissan, Skoda, VW, and obviously anything American made like Ford.

yeah and you have no clue about cars.
avoid anything like american? you should know that every BMW x-series is build there, also the design office of BMW is in america, so as the designers.

oh and the bmw engines are from Austria (90% of them). the best engineer of BMW is an Austrian (his name his Fritz Steinparcer, just google it.

also i had 2 mercedes in the past and had many problems with it. i have a BMW e90 318i now. I mean it's not a bad car and i like it, but it's not perfekt in terms of quality.

peugeot, citroen, kia are not bad cars anymore like in the past.
you said avoid VW and look for Audi, but VW=Audi. They use the same engines, same plastics almost.

,,There really is no such thing as better when it comes to BMW''
yeah dream on.....

 

[Cityjohn]

@hoper

Haha, so you know more about cars, and you drive a 318i. Good point, well made

 

[hoper]

@hoper

Haha, so you know more about cars, and you drive a 318i. Good point, well made

yep.
and this is my 318i M-Paket

 

[PaulBe]

OK Hoper, I'm convinced. it looks the business. Now the last real Austrian car......hmmmm

Austro-Daimler? Graf Und Stift? (actually, either would be a good investment)

 

[PaulBe]

Steyr?

 

[hoper]

there is still a real austrian car. it's the mercedes g-class. it's build in austria since 35 years by the SAME people. i know 2 people who works there. and what about puch? i would love if puch starts production again.
but this is derpina's thread, not ours.

 

[PaulBe]

But we have grown her shopping list.

 

[Bobby B]

Get a second hand car Mercedes from the late 80's like a 300E. Super quiet and dirt cheap

The one I had cost me like 1000usd and ran fine
No road noise whatsoever and Engine is very quiet too

Mileage isn't going to be as good as a Prius for sure but the cost of getting car will more than offset the difference

 

[Foncky]

Yes, buy an old car, at least you won't be under the permanent threat of an airbag explosion. 160dB just right into your ears.

 

[PaulBe]

Good sound-deadening tends to be found in the more upscale models. if you could find a Benz like the one above, or a BMW like Hoper's, then you may do well if they've been looked after before.

 

[quietatnight]

I have had a Prius since 2008 I like the car, and it's pretty quiet. I just put new V rated tires on it, and It's still nice to drive.


Louie

Quietatnight

 

[dan]

Yes, buy an old car, at least you won't be under the permanent threat of an airbag explosion. 160dB just right into your ears.

these can be deactivated by a mechanic.

 

[dan]

hey people...

it's her first car... it should be affordable and quiet. you should suggest a car a young girl could need and not a car what YOU would buy.

my derpina is not interested in your dreamcars.

whats a derpina?

 

[just1morething]

How bout a horse instead of "horsepower"? Quieter than a car. No gas required.

 

[PaulBe]

whats a derpina?

I think its a Lada model.

 

[derpytia]

I find the noise generated by tyres/road to be noisy at motorway speeds .... engine noise is not noisy with any modern car.

Not my mom's toyota. that thing is so loud compared to the cars my friends drive

 

[LukeYoung]

I have a Nissan Almera st 2013 model.
They are basically another model to the pulsar series

People are always commenting on how quiet it is, they don't even know it's running when I pull up.

 

[dan]

View attachment 10705 How bout a horse instead of "horsepower"? Quieter than a car. No gas required.

see that crap coming out of the exhaust? it might be quieter but definitely smellier

 

[dan]

How about a Ford model T