Find yourself a three cylinder Geo Metro with a manual transmission - the Metros are not expensive and get 50 MPG. The Geo XFI’s were rated at 58 mpg - about the same as a Toyota Prius and $23,000 cheaper. I picked up a Metro a month ago and put a new motor in it to beat the high gas prices out here - $3.54 per gallon near my house. I think it will go higher when the summer driving season starts.
That’s what I’m going to have to do pretty soon. Buy something old, cheap, and super efficient. Because it’s going to hit $4 in most of America this summer.