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Old 07-30-2013, 05:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by night9 View Post
This isn't even counting the money we saved on not having to repaire the old car. It need a new wheel barring, A/C system was on it way out, the car needed tires and it also had almost 100,000 miles.
The gas savings is all well and good, but you didn't include the cost of the new car either.

As far as the costs of repairing the old car, I could have kept it on the road for nearly nothing. Those maintenance items look cheap and easy to complete.
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