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Old 10-31-2015, 08:42 AM   #328 (permalink)
wdb
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Originally Posted by jedi_sol View Post
Dealership gave me a Chrysler 200 for a loaner. I achieved 43mpg @70mph on the commute to work. The best I could muster up on the Sti was 35mpg @55mph. Are the Eco-Gods trying to tell me something ?!?
Yes. Buy another car once the STi is paid off and keep the Subie as a fun-day car. I bought a Honda Fit, which saved me enough in fuel costs to pay for itself. I was doing the 100+ mile daily commute at the time, like you are now. Gas was more expensive then so that might affect the payback vector a bit. But Fits are fun, economical, reliable cars, and they hold their value too, so you'll have all that going for you.
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