So my wife & I are out farting around yesterday & stop by a local Ford dealership. We look at a couple of the Fusions & Foci (Focus plural) and I start running numbers in my head.
For what I spend in gas every year (at current prices over $3.50/gal) in my truck ('05 F150 4x4), I could have a new Focus Titanium package loaded out with every option. The Focus I looked at (optioned out as mentioned above) was just over $26K. In 5yrs at current prices, I will put $26K of gas in my truck!
Now, I'm thinking of getting one to commute to work & run errands. The truck isn't going anywhere, I'd let my youngest (17 in HS) drive it to school (20mi roundtrip), then reclaim it during hunting season. When he finishes school, his grandmother is buying him a new car (probably a Focus) and my truck will have been paid off (got it used 2yrs ago).
Kind of made me go "oh damn" when I did the math on how much I spend in gas just to go to work & back!
For what I spend in gas every year (at current prices over $3.50/gal) in my truck ('05 F150 4x4), I could have a new Focus Titanium package loaded out with every option. The Focus I looked at (optioned out as mentioned above) was just over $26K. In 5yrs at current prices, I will put $26K of gas in my truck!
Now, I'm thinking of getting one to commute to work & run errands. The truck isn't going anywhere, I'd let my youngest (17 in HS) drive it to school (20mi roundtrip), then reclaim it during hunting season. When he finishes school, his grandmother is buying him a new car (probably a Focus) and my truck will have been paid off (got it used 2yrs ago).
Kind of made me go "oh damn" when I did the math on how much I spend in gas just to go to work & back!