# Under 6g's, 30 MPG+ highway, fun to drive, AWD

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [March 16, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/under-6gs-30-mpg-highway-fun-to-drive-awd/263039 "2012-03-16T18:46:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/under-6gs-30-mpg-highway-fun-to-drive-awd/263039/7 "2012-03-17T08:23:59Z")

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> [@FS:2002 TDI](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2002-tdi/48647/27):
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> Why only awd? that really limits your options if you want somethig quick, good on gas, and reliable for under 6k

I do traveling sales into new england and all of upstate NY. So even though we got a mild winter this past year I have been caught in some pretty bad snow storms in the past 3-4 hours from home and having AWD sure would be nice. I could finance something and significantly increase my budget but I put so many miles on a car a year it just seems smarter to pay for something out of pocket and basically drive it until it dies. And my current car is about to die :lol

> [@Motor cycle road test, in an hour ???????](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-cycle-road-test-in-an-hour/48686/34):
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> I think you’re searching for a unicorn.

Yea it seems that way to an extent. A WRX can be had for under 6k these days but I think at that price it would have to be a pretty beat WRX. I think a 1.8T A4 that has been well maintained would be my best option but reliability really worries me with those. I wish the V6 version got better gas mileage.

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