Higher gas prices vs. spending thousands of $$ on a new car

[mcc63303]

When I heard Ford would sell a NEW Hybrid vehicle for under $22k I decided I had to buy. I'm retired, age 70, bought the XL Hybrid Maverick for under $22k delivered. No other way to get a new vehicle (truck or otherwise) for $22K. Bought the Ford PremiumCare warranty for 8 year/60k miles zero deductible for $1000 more. By the time the warranty runs out I'll be 78 (if still alive). After 2 months it has 1000 miles, getting 45.6 mpg. I've added the cruise switches, just got the OBD connector, downloaded the Forscan program and will try programming tomorrow. Co-Pilot360 got me the power mirrors. One of the best decisions I've made in a long time by buying the Maverick.

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[tonyinsd]

Oh it is definitely false economy to buy a new car to save on gas. Buy a Maverick because you want it and can afford it. Not for gas reasons.

As I like telling the EV cult members I know, even at California prices I can buy 9,000 gallons of gas for what they paid for their car. And at 18 mpg, that's 162K miles or essentially my driving for the next 11 years.

 

[SLINGSHOT]

You can't take it with you anyway.
I just look at it as spending my son and daughter's inheritance.
Getting to the age where I'll either die very well off, or a nursing home will get it.
Three years ago, I bought a Polaris SlingShot. Dumbest, stupidest most worthless thing I ever spent $25000 on. BUT, jump on that puppy in 2nd or 3rd gear, and, suddenly, it was money WELL SPENT.

 

[stick]

I am thinking you might ought to consider the electric crate motor to put into your vanagon????

sounds like the perfect vehicle to do an electric conversion with!

 

[06Warrior]

LOL. I agree on a lot of what you said.
Gas station TV. Like I care what some celebrity likes or dislikes or some irrelevant news I could careless about.

The thing I hate more than anything is the idiot cranking his crap music so loud people a block away can hear it. I really wish their back window would suddenly just shatter.

I like to get receipts for my gas but for some reason I always get the pump that is out of paper. Or the trash can that is between the pumps is out of paper towels to check my oil or the window washing squeegee is bone dry.

Yup a bigger gas tank so the less I have to go to the gas station the better.

 

[rlhdweman]

You can never really come out ahead buying a new vehicle for the fuel mileage alone, unless you drive a bus or a dump truck, or your current ride is at the end of it's life. I wasn't in the market for a new vehicle as I had been priced out of a new one since 2019. Then the Maverick comes along, I don't like trucks & I don't need a truck, but this is so different, it's like the anti truck truck, & affordable, 25K+tax. It does everything a sedan or minivan does, only better. I went from a sedan that got combined mpg of 18 in 2004 to my Taurus that gets combined 23 & now I needed a vehicle with a higher seating position for entrance & exit (failing knees) & have been averaging 29-30 combined with the Maverick & have a box to haul stuff if needed. It's the right vehicle at the right time.

When you are at the gas station & that annoying tv on the pump is blaring, push the second touch button down on the right side & it should mute the thing.

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