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HaRuMaN:
Get a Honda Fit, I did... and I love it.  Not too expensive, great gas milage, and still fun to drive.

Here's a pic of mine parked in my driveway, the color is blackberry pearl:

ChadTower:

Man, that's stubbier up front than their brochures make it seem... how does it handle?

RetroACTIVE:

--- Quote from: TOK on March 17, 2008, 10:46:00 am ---I wouldn't get the Mini as a "keeper" car. The parts prices are astronomical on them. Guy I work with messed up the transmission in his. Its an automatic with the semi-automatic mode. It popped out of gear on the highway without warning then wouldn't move. He fiddled around an got it going to get it off the road, but said he heard a loud crunch before it locked in neutral again. The dealer said the trans is spent, costs 7 grand and the damage is not covered in his powertrain warranty.

When you figure the loss you'll take selling a truck in this market, the price you'll pay for a replacement vehicle, and what you'll save on gas, you probably are still going to be losing money. If you want to do it just to conserve resources, thats a noble thing. I think I would buy a 5 speed Honda Civic, maybe one a year or two old if I could find a real nice one.


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Oh... I'm not selling my truck...  I own all my vehicles... I just will be using it on an as-needed basis.   I was concerned about parts and maintenance... everybody I know that has a civic or a corolla has had them for eons... no real issues.

shardian:
What you really need to do is sit down and calculate how much you spend on gas now, and compare it to the gas savings and the cost of the vehicle.

If I were to change vehicles myself, I would want to recoup the difference in 3 years, assuming the price of gas stays roughly the same.
When I've ran my numbers, going from a 23 mpg car to a 30mpg car I would save $400 a year in gas for my commute. So basically, I would only buy a car that would be $1200 above what I could get by selling my car.

ChadTower:

You'll come out ahead that way, too, since there is no way in hell gas will be $3/gallon in 3 years.  I won't be surprised to see it at $4.25.

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