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Originally Posted by martinss01
you forgot to factor insurance. assuming the "gas guzzler" is paid for your insurance is going to be substantially less than the lease vehicle that will have to be full coverage. i have a truck that gets a combined 20mpg that costs me 11 bucks a month in insurance. ill put that against any hybrid cost vrs. cost.
the problem with buying a new car today is that there really isn't anything out there in the US market that actually gets good enough fuel mileage to justify the switch. 40mpg really isn't very impressive. now if we were talking 70-90... well thats a whole different conversation entirely. though i am rather interested in this 2002 gas guzzler you have that a dealership is willing to give you 10 to 15k in trade in on...
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I'd be happy to get $8K. The thing will be needing repairs soon. Things like tires, exhaust, brakes, and shocks/struts. I will not spend another dime on it. Replaced the rear diff, replaced/rebuilt the transmission, replaced the radio (stuck CDs), replaced the rear wheel bearing and emergency brakes. Some of this was on extended warranty save the transmission for about $2K. So what's next? Radiators, water pumps, AC compressor, ECM, sensors, or climate controls? Now gas prices add insult to injury.
Did you ever just get tired of something? Come on - I know how to fix cars. I just don't want to anymore. Everything in the fleet is old and needs something at any given moment. Between the '02 Mountaineer, a nice '99 Jeep Cherokee (great car for a 17 year old in the winter), and my "hybrid" '88 S-10 Blazer, etc there's enough to keep a guy busy. One less car repair would be a nice change of pace.
Time to freshen up the stable in my mind, but I need the numbers to make more sense. That's my car story and I'm sticking with it.