Monday, if all goes well, this will be mine!

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:28 pm

I'm tired of spending 75 bucks a week in gas and currently have to travel twice as much, the gas is killing me financialy. So I must take action now.

Econo car? more so than my Dodge Ram..... check it...

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:29 pm

just went econo about a month ago I save about 50 - 60$ a month in gas

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:32 pm

Randy wrote:just went econo about a month ago I save about 50 - 60$ a month in gas

Dude, a pair of nikes should save you more than that.....lmao!!

.... or what kind of shoes did you get?lol j/k

what did you get? toyota? Honda?

My second choice is a Honda Prelude, half the price of the Audi and just as clean...

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:33 pm

Hi ya EvilAngel

Nice

Make sure that its maintenance scheduling has been done thoroughly, especially the Timing Belt (ask David on this one very expensive).

Is it the Turbo4 Quattro?

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regards

minir

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:33 pm

http://www.4usedaudiparts.com/new_arrivals/001129.html

you sure ya want this?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:34 pm

looks good

Going to keep the truck or trade it in?

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:35 pm

brembo wrote:http://www.4usedaudiparts.com/new_arrivals/001129.html

you sure ya want this?

It is not this car inpaticular, just an image of the car taken from the net... silly poo poo... lol

EvilAngel · Post by **EvilAngel** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:37 pm

Humboldt wrote:looks good

Going to keep the truck or trade it in?

Keep it, the sterio system in the truck costs for than the car I am buying...

So it's a keeper.

I am going to make it my project truck

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:38 pm

EvilAngel wrote: what did you get? toyota? Honda?

.

04 hyundia santa fe vs the 89 chevy van ( propane fuel )

I would go for honda over audi

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:56 pm

i don't really understand how buying a new car will save you money on gasoline, yes in the long run but you put the price of the car toward gas and you would be good to go for quite a while. alot of people are complaining about 3 dollar gasoline. Okay so thats a buck over 2 dollars (which is considered low now), times that by your tank and you are paying a bit more than usual, but enough to justify an entire purchase of another car?

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:06 pm

nice commuter car....traded in my Tundra for a Scion tC a few months ago...getting 30 mpg now.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:24 pm

EvilAngel wrote:Keep it, the sterio system in the truck costs for than the car I am buying... So it's a keeper.

I am going to make it my project truck

Is the Ram a Diesel?

MissTynker2 · Post by **MissTynker2** » Sun May 07, 2006 4:29 pm

EvilAngel wrote:Dude, a pair of nikes should save you more than that.....lmao!!

.... or what kind of shoes did you get?lol j/k

what did you get? toyota? Honda?

My second choice is a Honda Prelude, half the price of the Audi and just as clean...

So do thongs

The FEET kind!

De Plano · Post by **De Plano** » Sun May 07, 2006 5:14 pm

If it has been kept in impeccable condition (service wise) then it would be a cool car. Otherwise go for the Honda. You pay for the German cars in service and parts, not necessarily in initial price

Make sure EVERYTHING works flawlessy

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Sun May 07, 2006 7:52 pm

Hey......I should give you another call. It's been a long time, EA!

That said, dunno....I can't see you behind the wheel in that thing. It's too........yuppy.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:49 pm

RoscoPColtrane wrote:i don't really understand how buying a new car will save you money on gasoline, yes in the long run but you put the price of the car toward gas and you would be good to go for quite a while. alot of people are complaining about 3 dollar gasoline. Okay so thats a buck over 2 dollars (which is considered low now), times that by your tank and you are paying a bit more than usual, but enough to justify an entire purchase of another car?

There's more to it than that though.
What mileage are they getting now?
Are they done paying off the current car, or still making payments? Or just "sliding" their paymets to another vehicle with roughly the same monthly payment?
How much do they drive now? I sometimes have to fill up 3, even 4 times a week. Currently 50 bucks a pop! Granted the my fill ups go on the biz cc...but still.
Insurance..going from a big sport ute to a mid-sized...drop in insurance?

Example...I was thinking of trading in my Liberty for a new Caliber..still giving it some serious thought. Current vehicle gets 15 mpg, Caliber somewhere around 25-26 on the average based on what I'm reading in the Caliberforums. Now I'd lose a bout 3K delta in my trade in..so refinancing would shoot my monthly nut up a litte bit...but at least a 40% mileage savings at a 3x tank/week average would wash that off..and then some.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:04 pm

Very nice EA! What sort of mpg you think you'll get?

My fuel bills have dropped by more than $100 since I've started riding my motorcycle.

18mpg in the city to around 40mpg really helps the pocket.

Instead of $45 to fill up, it's only $8.