[misterno]

http://ibuyproperties.blogspot.com/2009 ... again.html

We will never wise up

[Ayoob]

I bought a 17mpg Ford Explorer for $3,000

My coworker bought a Smart Car to save on commuting

Her car was $15000

I can buy 4,444 gallons of gas for the diffrerence that will fuel my SUV for a 65,000 mile trip before she moves her smart car one foot off the lot.

[eastbay]

My coworker bought a Smart Car to save on commuting

Her car was $15000

I can buy 4,444 gallons of gas for the diffrerence that will fuel my SUV for a 65,000 mile trip before she moves her smart car one foot off the lot.

I can understand why you paid $3,000 for yours, but ask her why she paid $15,000 for a car that MRSP's for $12,600.

http://autos.aol.com/cars-Smart-Fortwo- ... 2FOD%3AI_3

[misterno]

When the gas goes up to $4/gal that $3K worth of SUV will worth -50 dollars

That is negative 50 dollars. This is what is gonna cost you to dump it.

Whereas the other guy with the smartcar, he can sell his car for the same price that he bought with 100K miles on it. There will be people lining up to buy that car.

[heroineworshipper]

& YOU'll be paying for them when their car loans default.

[shortonsense]

I bought a 17mpg Ford Explorer for $3,000

My coworker bought a Smart Car to save on commuting

Her car was $15000

I can buy 4,444 gallons of gas for the diffrerence that will fuel my SUV for a 65,000 mile trip before she moves her smart car one foot off the lot.

Smart man. If all American citizens would make strong economically based decisions like this, I would venture that peak oil is already cured and all it took was some forethought on basic economic behavior. Keep up the good work.

I'm considering acquiring a new Prius on the grounds that now, they are available and less expensive then during when prices are high, because as soon as $4/gas circles back around, they will be in demand again and I will already have mine.

[shortonsense]

When the gas goes up to $4/gal that $3K worth of SUV will worth -50 dollars

That is negative 50 dollars. This is what is gonna cost you to dump it.

Whereas the other guy with the smartcar, he can sell his car for the same price that he bought with 100K miles on it. There will be people lining up to buy that car.

True, but then Ayoob will wait until another peak oil causes another price crash, and he'll be able to unload his Explorer then for $3000, and the Smart Cars will be stacking up in dealers lots just like Priuses are now.

[shortonsense]

I'm considering acquiring a new Prius

gay commie.

Me buying...the wife....a Prius...will make ME gay? See, heres the problem, I brought home the sporty AWD turbo SUV for myself back during the height of post peak price crashing in January, and she took it. I am just trying to find something to drop in front of her to distract her so I can swipe the keys to my turbo SUV back.

I better tell her that buying a Prius will make her gay, but as a diehard Republican I think she will take more offense at being labeled a commie for wanting one.

I tried dropping a nice used MazdaSpeed6 in front of her, or a Honda Civic Si, but got nixed. So maybe she isn't COMPLETELY gay or Commie?

[Ayoob]

When the gas goes up to $4/gal that $3K worth of SUV will worth -50 dollars

That is negative 50 dollars. This is what is gonna cost you to dump it.

Whereas the other guy with the smartcar, he can sell his car for the same price that he bought with 100K miles on it. There will be people lining up to buy that car.

True, but then Ayoob will wait until another peak oil causes another price crash, and he'll be able to unload his Explorer then for $3000, and the Smart Cars will be stacking up in dealers lots just like Priuses are now.

It'll go back and forth. For a while, gas will be expensive. That will crash another piece of the economy, putting people out of work. They stop buying expensive gas, demand dies down, prices drop, and I un-mothball the SUV. In the meantime, I ride a motorcycle that gets about 40-50MPG depending on my driving habits.

The SUV will be great for trips to Costco or whatever. I can't tow a trailer with a smart car, but I can with the SUV. I wouldn't have bought it if I had to pay $15K for it, I'd rather rent one now and again to tow stuff. I doubt I would rent a truck for a trip to Costco. You can't get a pallet of TP in a smart car, so you have to drive back to the store three times a week for the four-pack you can fit in the "trunk" of the smart car.

[bikerguy]

My 4x4 99 silverado is for the winter, my motorcycle for the summer. Unfortunatly, I have to have a 4x4 up here in northern Michigan.

[Ludi]

Unfortunatly, I have to have a 4x4 up here in northern Michigan.

You mean like a Subaru?



http://espn.go.com/action/rally/blog?archive=January

[AAA]

I'm considering acquiring a new Prius

gay commie.

pstarr,

I take back all the bad stuff I said about you. That was the funnest post I have seen in a long time.


It doesn't surprise me one minute that Americans are that short sighted. Most people who are buying SUVs probably can't afford them. Maybe they are buying them to live in since they are losing their homes.