Owned econo cars & featherfooted them to 50+MPG. My SE Caliber 2 liter w/CVT tranny is elegantly smooth. Highway runs give 35MPG. Rides into the mountains give over EPA highway mileages of 32MPG.
This car was just a money pit. I had the car for about 3 years and i have had repair the fuel pump X2, rear sway bar, lower control arm, crossmember, Intake manifold, throttle body, Valve cover gasket ...