Amber Gramps

Just humor me folks....How many gallons of gas do our cars hold?

EDIT:

22.5 gallons.

What kind of milage do we expect?

I swear I drove 500 miles on one tank. I may be wrong, but we went to Santa Barbarra and Solvange and back on less than a tank.

Peter Zimmermann

LOLOLOLOL!!! You've got to be kidding! Enough to go where you need to go, of course!

Peter Zimmermann

Michael: That's my dilemma - if my SUV is worth only half its original sell price, 1.5 years and only 10K miles later, what could it possibly be worth at 4 years old. If it's worth $12K it might be worth hanging on to, but if it's worth $6K at that point the gas savings will have made the decision to get rid of it correct (I can still bank $24K at this point). What I'm having problems getting my head around is how can a $50K new vehicle be worth almost nothing four years later? Is it VW, or the world economy, or is everybody so scared of $10K transmission replacements done by somewhat-inept dealer mechanics, or $15K engine swaps because manufacturers won't supply repair parts, or is it that the average consumer is so scared of skyrocketing gas prices they won't do the math and pay $30K for an as-new $50K vehicle that gets crappy mileage. Jeez, even GM and Ford are shutting down truck/SUV plants - is that historic or what?

JV911

+1

$1.60 per litre here ~ $6US per gallon

luckily the p-cars are just toys and i dont drive often. my grocery-getter is a 1.2L and i catch the bus or ferry to work

theiceman

4.91 a gallon here ..

Peter Zimmermann

$4.70 for premium here - today.

old man neri

Pete don't forget potential insurance savings you would have with owning a smaller vehicle. Maintenance is usually less as well (smaller tires cost less....etc) Just more to think about.

As for why the price drop of SUVs ask yourself this; would you go out and buy an Toureg today if it was 35K?

Amber Gramps

I have always looked at cars as consumables. When you are done paying for them they are worth zero. Anything you get from the dealer on a trade in is just a bonus. I drive the crap out of them and throw them away. I've had a string of Nissan's that were about $300 per month. I put a zillion miles on them and get my money out of them as I go. I just don't get "resale value".

Amber Gramps

and no, just because they are all paid for doesn't mean the 911 needs to be adopted out or thrown away.



I paid $4.22 for reg unleaded today

Peter Zimmermann

Hey, 500 miles divided by 20 gallons = 25 mpg. Driving conservatively, on the open highway, it's quite possible!

old man neri

For a second I was hoping you were just going to throw it away because it was payed off. That would have been some good garbage picking.

old man neri

It is, the longer the trips and more on the highway the better. I know when I took that long trip I was getting really good mileage because it was mostly highway (although a lot of hills) and the engine only got cold once. Now that everything is close and I spend more time warming the engine up I see a good drop in mileage.

theiceman

i have done my part to increase my fuel economy.. i adjusted my mixture .. I'm good ..

Peter Zimmermann

Great points - tires for 18" wheels are EXPENSIVE! And they wear out twice as fast...

And, thinking about your Touareg question, I probably would not. That's a tough "zone" to be in; if you've got $35K for a car there are a heckuva lot of choices out there (new cars) besides a 1.5 year old used SUV. Oh well, it is what it is...

Ed Hughes

My 911 is now averaging 12-14mpg if I drive it lightly. My Ridgeline trounces it there.

I'm happier than heck that I found 100 octane for only $6.49/gallon in Agoura Hills today! With $4.65 91 octane, that means I'm paying about $5.60/gallon on my blend. Better than when I pay $8/gallon for 100
in San Diego.