Yea, "cheap gas"
People are increasingly driving larger lower MPG vehicles and not cars I guess partly because they perceive gas to be cheap. Really. I don't think it's ever been cheap to keep fuel in a motor vehicle ...
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rk911 wrote:Jayco-noslide wrote:
People are increasingly driving larger lower MPG vehicles and not cars I guess partly because they perceive gas to be cheap. Really. I don't think it's ever been cheap to keep fuel in a motor vehicle do you? Even as low as $2 something per gallon it can easily cost $50/week and much more. Not cheap to me. I think we've been tricked to be happy now because for awhile it was around $4. Also, who knows what it will cost in 1 year, 8 years? No one. I do have a motor home but my car will continue to be a compact that gets over 30 MPG.
well, that’s your choice and i applaud it. our first priority is picking a vehicle that fulfills our needs, second is reliability, third would be comfort and amenities. frankly, fuel efficiency is not really a consideration. that’s our choice. it’s good to have choices.
Our daily driver is a 16 year old V8 sedan that only gets around 18 MPG running around in town (25-27 MPG on the highway).
But boy ... does it have a comfortable ride, a quiet ride, and a powerful ride. I keep asking our mechanic how many more years he can keep it going - so far he says "no problem".
We get late model SUV's from our mechanic for loaners to use when our 2002 sedan is being serviced ... these new vehicles everyone is running around in ride NOTHING LIKE our ultra-smooth sedan. I'll bet that today's young folks are not aware of what they're putting up day after day in today's new vehicles - but these new SUV's and pickup vehicles sure do have a lot of gadgets and peer pressure appeal.
MPG is not a concern for us over vehicle comfort, quietness, and power.
