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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Here's a neat exercise, presuming the US average of 12K miles/yr:
If you have a car that gets 12 MPG (overall) and you switch to a car that gets 24 MPG (overall) you will save more money than you will save by switching from a car that gets 24 mpg to a car that gets 12,000 MPG.
It's not really germane to this particular conversation, but it does kinda show the point you're trying to make - for most people, gas mileage concerns are largely overblown.
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Yeah, my FIL used to be one of those guys. When my wife graduated from college him and his brother were jabbering on about how his brother got 30 MPG in his Buick by driving 55 the whole way. It took every ounce of my being to not scream, "you added a half hour to your trip to save like $.75." Mind boggling.
My FIL then went off and bought himself this little tiny assed Jetta TDI that he can hardly get out of just so he could get 40 MPG. Park the Buick, honey, we're taking the Jetta
Something changed though, because a couple months ago he went and bought himself a Silverado High Country. Why? I have no idea.