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Originally Posted by saxen
you wanted to buy a better gas mileage car, went shopping and bought the same car you wanted to get rid of but 4 years newer (same body style, same engine, same everything....)
and now you want to get ride of teh car that gets good gas millege?
so you went to sell your current gas guzzler car and now you have two same gas guzzlers... that are exactly the same.
am i lost???? or...
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....and same color. LOL, no you are not lost. Makes perfect sense when you explain it like that. LOL
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Originally Posted by URY914
You get the Friend of OPEC award.
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Does it come with cash or a free year of gas or just a handshake?
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Originally Posted by LeeH
Do the math...
Assuming 20,800 miles/year (80 miles X 5 days/week)and gas at $3.50/gallon, the annual fuel cost for the Tahoe is $5200. $2912 for the Mazda. Driving the Mazda saves $2288/year in gas money. 5 years at that rate and we're talking $11,400.
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It's 40 roundtrip and she's a teacher so it's not for the full year.
We did the math, her current fuel cost at $3.50 and 13 MPG is $2100.00
If she doubles her MPG she saves $1,000.00 Call it $120 a month. A car payment to get her to double her MPG is going to be $400 a month.
Mazda is a stick, she won't drive that every day.
At this point the Mazda gets driven maybe 4k a year.
If I drive the Tahoe the same number of miles it costs me $500.00 for the year.
Still, all in all I agree it's a generally bad idea all around and really makes no sense but hey, sometimes we do stupid odd stuff cause it makes us happy.
Pretty sure the Tahoe will be going.
Makes me sad. As much as I rave about the Mazdas and don't regret owning it for a second I kinda like the truck just a little better.