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In article ,
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:48:21 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

They said they
were gonna' do it. I know most of you here aren't bothered by the price
of gas, but that nearly 75 extra dollars a week we are spending is
killing us....

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I think everyone is affected by the price of gas to one extent or
another. My suggestion to people who do a lot of driving is to get a
more fuel efficient vehicle if at all possible. My truck is getting
expensive at $80+ per fill up. I find it very strange that we don't
have the large variety of small, fuel efficient diesels like they do
in Europe. My gut feel is that it is yet another head-in-the-sand
Detroit issue. Last year we drove a full size Volkswagon diesel van
through the mountains of France, Switzerland and northern Italy. It
had plenty of power, seating for 6 adults, and a huge amount of
luggage space. Average fuel economy was better than 20 mpg.

Is it cheaper to continue to drive the gas guzzler or is it cheaper to
acquire a fuel efficient vehicle. Where is the break-even point?

New technology bad.....FOX tell me..... Me scared.....

I have a 11 year old vehicle that costs me $200 a year in insurance and
gets 20 MPG on the highway.

Let's say I drive burn 20 gallons a month ,in the vehicle whicih about
right, at $5 a gallon. This is about $1,400 dollars a year for operating
costs. Throw in an oil change once a year and you get $1,500 rounded
off.

How long is it going to take to recover the cost of a new vehicle?

Your problem is that you don't look at the economics of the situation.
It has nothing to do with technology it has to do with my wallet.