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It's a little how you perceive your income level, and what you choose to spend your time on.
For me, I look at the above post, and I'm thinking of the $ that could have been saved if you had been gentler: no clutch, or brake replacement.
I don't ever dominate conversations; I'm far from a type A personality. I propose a driver's side quarter window sticker similar to what new cars have, but with the predominate mpg info as suggested on the earlier page here. Go BIG! Put on the sticker what your typical commute mpg. is, then also put a 12,000 per yr. $ figure w the current fuel price. Then put the same stats for 10, and 20 mpg. less than what YOU do! The $ difference will shake them up.
Most people are sheep, and never want to do anything Different, until they perceive for themselves, that it's better!
The sticker is self explanatory, and you can save your breath; let them come to you one by one. That would probably be more in their comfort level.
I like the post where he shares how the savings pays for his show car! Good job!
I might be tempted to share w someone, that a whole vacation trip was paid for w fuel savings; that's about it.
My only other temptation might be to say that we're not in the old Junior High peer pressure scene; we've outgrown that , and have come off the merry-go-round of continuely buying cars that depreciate, and that the veh. turnover rate is way too high.
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