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Figured out where all of my money is going
and its to my damn car... $3500 a year to fuel and $1000 in parts... thats a little less than half of what I bring in a year as a part time worker.. Wow.
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You need a nice five-year-old Honda Civic.
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I just signed on and thumbed through the unread threads.
Figured I’d come back to this one and tell TheDon he either needed a full time job, or a Honda Civic. Guess you beat me to half of it. I agree.
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Two years worth of fuel and you could have one of these:
http://www.vectrix.com/corporate/US/experience.php ... or something like this for much less: http://orlando.craigslist.org/mcy/699239163.html
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I could tell you about our damn airplanes if it will put things into perspective and make ya feel better.
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I did find a civic on CL for $800... One owner but according to the post " a hose broke" ... But, If Its still on the market I'll so snap it up today, I'll call into work if I have to... damn, now I wish I didn't open a frign savings account.. lol
I love the Mercedes, but not filling it. but you make money with the planes. that vectrix thing is cool. I just like 4 wheels Even if this one is not on the market anymore (It would be nice, it's probably the last non riced out civics on the planet!), I do want a more efficient car with OBDII Last edited by TheDon; 05-30-2008 at 03:37 PM. |
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All my money is going into modding my car...
AMG body kit, AERO I wheels, tires, etc... Thats a good chunk of money right there.
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http://orlando.craigslist.org/car/651023159.html
Check this out ... more than $800, but looks good, fuel efficient and is OBDII compliant
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Chad 2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE 1998 Acura 3.0 CL OBK#44 "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) SOLD 1985 300TD - Red Dragon 1986 300SDL - Coda 1991 - 300TE 1995 - E320 1985 300CD - Gladys |
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neat... I would like a civic with OBDII ( for a scanguageII). Plus, civics are bullet proof
but I'll leave my options open. I do need something more efficient, I won't leave the forum, I can get storage insurance on my benz so if a tree falls on it, its covered. |
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Those of limited means should not own luxury cars.
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Park the Mercedes. Get the parents or somebody to buy a 4-5 year old Honda or Toyota, and work out a monthly payment plan. I hate seeing anyone dig themselves in a hole.
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I'm well over a $1000 a month in fuel for the family - it's a way of life.
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yea... limited means... frign economy
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Hmm
3500 a year???!!??
Lets see.... 3500/4.99per. gallon=701.4 gallons, or 701 gallons... 701 gallons X 25MPG= 17,535 miles... Drive Less. If you drive 10,000...thats 400 gallons of fuel at...25MPG At...4.99 per gallon... 1996... Keep the Benz and don't drive as much.
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its kinda hard to not drive less when everything is a 30 minute drive away. School is 25 miles one way, but work is only 5 miles. I would love to bike to work but the road to it is basically a highway with barely any shoulder. I haven't really gone anywhere in the last two months. Furthest I have driven in the last 6 months was to Orlando and parked the car for a week since I didn't need to drive while at the conference.
Central FL sucks. I need to pull my injectors and have them pop tested/rebuilt and re-time the injection pump so the fuel injection system is running as per factory spec. Damn injectors are original and show no signs of any rebuilding. But, I will say this. I am glad I live at home and have parents that are cool with me living here while I go to school. I will pay any price for fuel, well reasonable and under 8$ a gallon to go to fuel. Once it hits... $7 my ass is burning veggie or I'm biking the 50 miles round trip. |
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