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Originally Posted by Acura604
SCENARIO... .(and i think most of you guys are thinking this)
you have a fairly new car, low mileage can fetch a good trade in (especially in this market)...and its 100% paid for but sucks back premium gas.
would you just hang onto it and 'weather' this storm or say f it - get rid of it for an EV.
FACT is - we've hit this new $2 threshold and reality is - it ain't gonna go down significantly for potentially the foreseeable future.
you can reduce driving and maybe try to aim for a $150-$200 fillup every 2 weeks estimating $400 in fuel costs per month. maybe reduce that by around 25% by doing USA runs bundled with jerry cans.
the real question is...at what point does the return on going EV start benefiting you financially in the above scenario.?
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Already having this chat with my wife, actually this morning. We don't drive much, but even then 2 tanks for gas for the X3 per month is about $250 a month. More if we make farther trips. We own the car outright and want something slightly bigger so the X5 PHEV is actually something we are considering if we can get a decent trade in. If we can go from 2 tanks of gas a month to about 1/2 tank that already saves us close to $200 for payments and we get an upgrade.