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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I know I've said this before, but for me the price of gas is pretty much irrelevant, at least in the sense that I'd buy a car to save money on gas. I buy fuel-efficient cars because that's what I like, same as some people pay for big engines, or lifted SUVs with brush guards & winches when the closest they get to off-road is the outer wilds of the parking lot at the local mall.
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I did the math on this myself. Upgrading from 30mpg to 70mpg will save me 150 gal/yr, or some $450/yr. But going from 70mpg to 100mpg, I only save 40gal/yr, or $120.
Considering that I got in to a very thrifty little car for ~$5000, they'd have to sell their X-car for around $5500 for me to buy it for economic reasons.