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Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?

Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:24:55 +0100
But the cars and fuel are priced differently in each country, so it can't be
generalised...
Jez, Belgium, where diesel is significantly cheaper than petrol (and >50% of
the cars run on diesel)

On 15 November 2010 12:35, Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Yeah, I read an article recently where a petrol and diesel VW Golf were
> compared, the conclusion was that the petrol version was a much better
> proposition than the diesel as the payback period (fuel savings to cover
> the
> purchase price difference) was about 7 years.  Of course if diesels were
> more prevalent then the difference in purchase price could be lower, but
> that hasn't happened yet.
>
> ...Wayne
>
> >
> > I doubt he can buy a new camera now, the car he bought to 'save' money
> > cost
> > $23,000 to 28,000 depending on what Prius model he bought and what
> > options
> > he got.
> >
> > http://www.toyota.com/prius-hybrid/trims-prices.html
> >
> > I suspect that it will take several years of driving it to even break
> > even
> > (that is, before the money 'saved' on gas finally exceeds the purchase
> > price
> > of the car + interest paid on the loan).
> >
> > I have a big car that gets poor gas milage. People say to me, why don't
> > you
> > buy a smaller car and save on gas? Why not? Because I did the math and
> > realized that if I bought a car with twice the fuel economy of my car
> > it
> > would only save me about $1000 a year, and a good used car (one that
> > isn't a
> > piece of shit that will require constant costly repair) will cost me at
> > least $6000 where I live, and would likely be worn out before it even
> > breaks
> > even in fuel savings. I'll drive my car till it falls apart, then buy
> > something else.
> >
>
>
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