Posted in Ford, Fuel Savings on Aug 5th, 2008
Here’s another example of the “Trade-In Wallop” from Tom Wilson’s MSN Autos article presenting the pros and cons of swapping your current vehicle for a present day fuel sipper. You have a 2006 Ford Explorer with a 4.0 liter V6 engine that you bought for $29,000 2 yrs. ago. At an average of 18 mpg […]
Posted in Fuel Savings on Aug 4th, 2008
Tom Wilson of MSN Autos recently had a nice piece examining some of the factors requiring consideration when determining if trading in your current gas hog for a gas sipper makes financial sense. His tag line makes sense, “Fuel is expensive, but still cheaper than car payments”. Obviously, if you’re ready to make a change […]
Posted in Ford, Fuel Savings, Honda on Aug 2nd, 2008
In his MSN Autos article that examines fuel efficiency trade-in factors, author Tom Wilson’s explains the “Trade-In Wallop”. He presents the example of a 2006 Ford Explorer with a 4.0 liter V6 powerplant that cost you $29,000 2 yrs. ago. At an average of 18 mpg and 12,000 miles per year, if gas is $4.30 […]
Posted in Chevrolet, GM, Gas Prices, Muscle Cars on Aug 1st, 2008
While driving back from a family Sunday outing, staying below 67 mph (it was killing me!) and watching few speeding by us at 80 mph, my son said, “Have you seen the new Camaro?” I said, “that thing is magnificent!” My mind immediately wandered back to my ’69 Camaro and to eating bacon. My Doc […]