04-28-2008, 10:50 PM
ViPER1313 Wrote:On a ranting note, I don't know why people are freaking so much about the price of gas (other than the fact that the media has nothing better to report on.)I'm "freaking out" (re: been debating this for four months) because I'm spending as much on gas as I am my car payment, insurance, etc, combined. I got the truck because I wanted to be able to tow a lot. Reality is I've never towed as much as I had hoped (never did start that race team) so may as well tone it down. Changing from a 12mpg vehicle to a 20mpg vehicle would be a 66% increase in fuel efficiency. Picking up something cheap enough could kill my car payment significantly. I could easily reclaim ~$300-$350/mo without any change in lifestyle.
I'm leaning towards a Subaru Forester or Outback at this point.