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Old 07-29-2014, 11:04 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by roosterk0031 View Post
I made the mistake of buying a car larger to haul other people, 90% of time it was solo operated. It's gone, I'd rather drive (2) 30-40 mpg cars to the same place occasionally than have one of those as a daily driver.

Other problem they (wife's friends) always wanted her to drive.
That would be ridiculous with a family. So one parent takes 1/2 the kids in one car while the other parent takes the other half on a 3 hour drive to grandma's. I personally love the long trips on the road with the family, getting 22mpg is a small price to pay for these lifelong memories.
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