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Originally Posted By: Doog
Originally Posted By: renegade_987
like I said it would be mostly for around town just so I'm not pumping gas through the f150 as much.
You might want to figure what actual dollar savings you will get by purchasing, maintaining, insuring another vehicle. How much will the Gran Prix actually save versus the F-150 in fuel costs. Then how long will you have to drive the Grand Prix and gain the small amount of savings to break even with the cost of the Grand Prix, insurance, license plates and maintenance?
Sounds like a bad financial decision to me. Maybe you need to trade the F-150 in on a more fuel efficient car. I traded in my 2008 SUV on a 2012 car that gets 25-29 mpg and the savings are more than the car payment.
While not exactly the same I'f fathom close to apple n apple comparison....my Camry as my daily driver compared to my 04 F-150 saves me in the realm of $1200 per 10k miles (using $4 gallon gas). Even in New Yorkistan with like the 3rd or 4th highest Ins rates my 18 year old Camry is under $400 to insure.
Originally Posted By: renegade_987
like I said it would be mostly for around town just so I'm not pumping gas through the f150 as much.
You might want to figure what actual dollar savings you will get by purchasing, maintaining, insuring another vehicle. How much will the Gran Prix actually save versus the F-150 in fuel costs. Then how long will you have to drive the Grand Prix and gain the small amount of savings to break even with the cost of the Grand Prix, insurance, license plates and maintenance?
Sounds like a bad financial decision to me. Maybe you need to trade the F-150 in on a more fuel efficient car. I traded in my 2008 SUV on a 2012 car that gets 25-29 mpg and the savings are more than the car payment.
While not exactly the same I'f fathom close to apple n apple comparison....my Camry as my daily driver compared to my 04 F-150 saves me in the realm of $1200 per 10k miles (using $4 gallon gas). Even in New Yorkistan with like the 3rd or 4th highest Ins rates my 18 year old Camry is under $400 to insure.
