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ClawSS · 03-07-2014, 01:50 PM

In my not so humble opinion and a pet peeve.....Still confused, OP.

You have a v-6 Camaro and a Tahoe and you live in Illinois. You don't mention the Tahoe year, but probably newer than 1998. I had a '98. So I assume 15ish mpg. Next you say "drive it into the ground". I don't know what that means. Are you saving it for resale, if so why did you buy it...to see how much resale you could get? Do you have trouble maintaining it with oil changes, washings, etc? Do you believe that it isn't worthy of being seen once it hits 60k or 100k miles?

I am wondering if your question is more, "What car can I spend money on that I can abuse but trust to get me to my job that is my livelyhood that will be cheap up front and cheaper to sell when I "run it into the ground" with neglect?"

If you want out of a payment, maybe on the Tahoe, then that might be something. You will be hard pressed to find the utilitarian vehicle of the 4x4 Tahoe in a gas miser. Maybe a Suby. But I'd trust a Tahoe in Illinois winters with snow berms, pot holes, other a-holes on the roads.

I ran the numbers on my SRT or L99 at 20mpg for gas only. I only run 93 in either @ $3.57 in Kentucky. @ 20 it cost me a little over $5000 a yr. If I bump up to 30mpg, @ 89oct. @ $3.29...$3000. That's a $2000 delta / yr savings to pay for something & cover costs of the extra engine to maintain/ins. license, tires/oil...I don't run things into the ground. Not worth it to have a dream car just sit....then have some thought of "I don't drive it, might as well sell it". Read some of the For Sale posts. A bunch of them use that as an excuse.

People always say buy a beater...I never understood it...I am 43 and worked at this job for 17 yrs. with 10 of it at this long distance. Do y'all not buy cars to drive?

03-07-2014, 01:50 PM	#18
ClawSS High-tech Redneck Drives: '10 CGM SS, '02 2500HD, '09 300SRT8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 757	In my not so humble opinion and a pet peeve.....Still confused, OP. You have a v-6 Camaro and a Tahoe and you live in Illinois. You don't mention the Tahoe year, but probably newer than 1998. I had a '98. So I assume 15ish mpg. Next you say "drive it into the ground". I don't know what that means. Are you saving it for resale, if so why did you buy it...to see how much resale you could get? Do you have trouble maintaining it with oil changes, washings, etc? Do you believe that it isn't worthy of being seen once it hits 60k or 100k miles? I am wondering if your question is more, "What car can I spend money on that I can abuse but trust to get me to my job that is my livelyhood that will be cheap up front and cheaper to sell when I "run it into the ground" with neglect?" If you want out of a payment, maybe on the Tahoe, then that might be something. You will be hard pressed to find the utilitarian vehicle of the 4x4 Tahoe in a gas miser. Maybe a Suby. But I'd trust a Tahoe in Illinois winters with snow berms, pot holes, other a-holes on the roads. I ran the numbers on my SRT or L99 at 20mpg for gas only. I only run 93 in either @ $3.57 in Kentucky. @ 20 it cost me a little over $5000 a yr. If I bump up to 30mpg, @ 89oct. @ $3.29...$3000. That's a $2000 delta / yr savings to pay for something & cover costs of the extra engine to maintain/ins. license, tires/oil...I don't run things into the ground. Not worth it to have a dream car just sit....then have some thought of "I don't drive it, might as well sell it". Read some of the For Sale posts. A bunch of them use that as an excuse. People always say buy a beater...I never understood it...I am 43 and worked at this job for 17 yrs. with 10 of it at this long distance. Do y'all not buy cars to drive? __________________ "My friends call me Chris. Are you my friend?" 2010 CGM L99 2SS/RS - GPI SS3 VVT, BTR DoD Delete, Circle D 4c, BTR springs, Katech C5R Timing Chain, MRR-228 315/275, CAI, Elite catch-can, TSP 1 7/8" Headers + offroad pipes, Magnaflow 3", Pfadt springs, BMR LCAs, toelinks, trailing arms, cradle bushings, & sway bars w/ endlinks, Vitesse paddles, heritage grille, and an eBay splitter. Power upgrades by Race Proven Perf.; Tuning by ShorTuning.