Re: Urgent: Survey to help me decide 2.0 T versus Aero SC' - Saab 9-3SS Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
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Let's assume you drive 15K mi/yr and a 2.0T gets 25 mpg (avg) and an Aero gets 17.5 mpg (avg). You'll use 600 gal/yr in the 2.0T and 857 gal/yr in the Aero for a delta of 257 gal/yr.
At $2.25/gal that's only an extra $578/yr to drive the Aero but $1157/yr if gas is $4.50/gal like it was in May 2008. That's an extra $97/month just for gas.
My gut feel is that gas will go up substantially over, say, the five years or so you'll keep the car so I'd go for the 2.0T. While demand is currently lower than it was, global instability may impact supply and proposed carbon taxes may artificially drive the price higher. And the 2.0T is plenty fast.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Urgent: Survey to help me decide 2.0 T versus Aero SC', Caarma , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:57:24
- I bought the Aero!, Caarma , Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:47:42
- UPDATE, Caarma , Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:33:45
- Re: Urgent: Survey to help me decide 2.0 T versus Aero SC', simul8guy, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:20:03
- Thanks, Caarma , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:23:04
- For only a $155 difference?, MI-Roger , Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:07:00
- Re: Urgent: Survey to help me decide 2.0 T versus Aero SC', steven, Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:39:53
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