From: "Robert Comer" 

I went through the same kind of calculation, and it wasn't near enough to
make a difference.  I'm more 20,000 a year, but still saving 300 or 400
dollars isn't going to make up for other pluses to what I got.

I fear that sometime in the future gas is going to be a problem, but
hopefully only temporarily.  (and it would be a good excuse to ask for a
raise or work from home. )

- Bob Comer


"Gregg N"  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
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>> Looks don't matter much to me.  I'm more concerned about the gas mileage,
>> but it ought to be close to my Subaru anyway.
>
> I did a little calculation to see if I care about gas milage that much. My
> car gets between 21 and 28 mpg. I'll assume I average 24 mpg. I average
> about 10,000 miles per year. Gasoline is about $2.00 per gallon. The gas
> cost per year is then
>
>   (10000 / 24) * 2.00 = $833
>
> If I got a car that averaged 5 mpg better, it would cost
>
>   (10,000 / 29) * 2.00 = $690
>
> so I would save $143 per year. Back when gas was closer to $1 per gallon,
> the difference would have been only $70 per year. I'm willing to pay that
> to
> get a car that is more fun to drive.
>
> Gregg
>
>

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