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Old 10-25-2012, 12:52 PM   #8 (permalink)
boostalot717
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
im in your boat, kinda. my fiance and i both work 30-40 hours a week at dead end jobs and go to school full time. we both drive about 1100 miles a month. i spend around $150 a month and to buy a car ($10,000) that gets 75mpg i would still lose money over keeping what i have. the ROI would be better for you because i assume you are getting at best 18-19mpg.

@300mi/wk and 15mpg you'd save $200 a month if you went to 45 mpg (easy in most FE cars)
Thats pretty much what i figured too. So the money i would save goes away in car payment and insurance. thats keeping the truck.

although if i get rid of the truck i would be farther ahead, just in vehicle price paid 1k for the truck and could get 3k out of it.
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