Math on having a second vehicle
I'm thinking about getting a little run around car instead of driving my Duramax as a DD. I drive about 200-250 miles a week and am looking as spending around $5000-$6000 on a little car. I would l...
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We do just that as our Chevy 3/4 ton gasser sits in the garage awaiting to tow our 32' TT. Whether it's more economical to do so depends on the math you use, but it's easier for us to have a small 4 banger import for commuting than to drive, park, and refuel a Silverado Crewcab. Over the last couple of years we picked up 2 used commuter cars for our kids in college and they were in the price range you stated, both get around 35 mpg and the kids have not had any problems with them.
