Subject	Don't buy a new car - do some calculations first
Posted by	jkeyser14 on May 07, 2008 at 10:38 PM
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In Reply To	27 mpg!!! posted by sorka on May 07, 2008 at 07:33 PM
Message	calculate how many miles you drive a year and the amount of fuel/$ you'd save. Now add in the monthly payments of your new vehicle and see if it makes sense. Chances are, unless you are spending a ton of money on maintenance, it's not worth it. John EngineeringHobbyist.com
Follow Ups	27 mpg!!! - sorka 19:33:54 05/07/08 how about you sell another car if u have one - josh 19:44:42 05/07/08 Re: how about you sell another car if u have one - sorka 19:59:47 05/07/08 best of luck - josh 20:41:31 05/07/08 Actually it was Pres. Roosevelt and it was a good move - Poppe 06:49:27 05/08/08 Re: Actually it was Pres. Roosevelt and it was a good move - Red NRA Z 12:24:56 05/08/08 LOL, yeah, highways are the problem - BigTDogg (MA) 09:04:11 05/08/08 Dang...I wish. - LoqueZX(CA) 19:49:18 05/07/08 how about a right up on how to turn ur stock boost gauge - apostrophe28 19:58:41 05/07/08 Does it really deserve a dedicated write up? - sorka 20:04:26 05/07/08 stock boost is the box....not sure which is the egr :\ - apostrophe28 21:30:44 05/07/08 Re: stock boost is the box....not sure which is the egr :\ - sorka 21:43:12 05/07/08 Re: 27 mpg!!! - darkmann 20:01:44 05/07/08 Why don't you just remove the EGR? (n/m) - BlackholeZ 20:33:22 05/07/08 I think I just proved doing that would decrease MPG. - sorka 20:38:14 05/07/08 AH, I had thought the opposite. (n/m) - BlackholeZ 14:38:34 05/08/08 Welcome to California. - Evan(CA) 22:39:44 05/07/08 Yeah, that's the reason why I kept my water injection... - apudapus 23:04:39 05/07/08 No I still have them both. - Evan(CA) 23:31:20 05/07/08 Yes, that and too much water for little boost (low settings) - apudapus 01:58:48 05/08/08 I just got mine smogged a month ago. - BlackholeZ 14:40:11 05/08/08 I think the 1.3 Lupo Diesel gets about 75 MPG. - en5 20:39:48 05/07/08 Good info - lazer(AK) 20:52:09 05/07/08 Good info. - Waggz 21:00:23 05/07/08 Re: Good info. - darkmann 21:08:01 05/07/08 No, older VW TDIs get 50 mpg in real world highway easy, 60 - whatsthegoodword 22:01:26 05/07/08 Re: No, older VW TDIs get 50 mpg in real world highway easy, - darkmann 22:30:37 05/07/08 Re: 27 mpg!!! - 300zx_tt_z32 22:28:49 05/07/08 Re: Re: 27 mpg!!! - sorka 22:39:48 05/07/08 Don't buy a new car - do some calculations first - jkeyser14 22:38:31 05/07/08 25000 miles / year - sorka 22:45:43 05/07/08 Agreed - jkeyser14 23:23:14 05/07/08 forget the hybrid - Zluster 15:57:21 05/08/08 It has the TDI engine - jkeyser14 18:47:41 05/08/08 I did that to justify my new DD - BigTDogg (MA) 10:41:31 05/08/08 my .02...w/ a WBO2 it shows that the A/F mix goes - ThunderZ 22:50:55 05/07/08 Excellent point - lazer(AK) 13:33:07 05/08/08 You'd have to get the ECU changed in a way that it won't - ThunderZ 19:51:55 05/08/08 you can do better... a lot better... at least double - moxie (SF) 00:10:30 05/08/08 Double? Now where are you getting that from... - sorka 00:41:59 05/08/08 I don't own a Z to save gas... - dpjax 06:04:13 05/08/08 That's very nice.... - sorka 10:31:57 05/08/08 Have you ever thought about H2 injection? - FuerGrissa 07:42:23 05/08/08
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