Woof.

"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake) 06/21/2018 at 23:48 • Filed to: None

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My commute is 5 miles. It’s not going well:

Seriously considering getting a daily to go with the Mustang...

TheRealBicycleBuck > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 00:14

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Just get another Mustang with the V6 . My rental Challenger is getting 24 mpg and is still lots of fun to daily. I’m sure the little Mustang does just as well. Of course, you can buy a LOT of fuel for the price of a second car, even a cheap one.

Will Clark's Falsetto > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 00:24

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Get a scooter or cheap motorcycle. 

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 00:40

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They barely warm at that distance. My car has been getting abysmal fuel economy due to the rare short drives I mostly do. It wouldn’t even warm up in the 3.5 mile drive to work I used to do, either, which kills fuel economy.

shop-teacher > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 03:37

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Get another vehicle if you want one, but you're not going to save a plug nickel. I too have about a 5-mile commute, and I do it in a gas guzzler. I've run the numbers, and even when gas was over $4/gallon, it is cheaper to simply buy some more gas, than it is to buy, insure, register, and maintain even a beater. I ran those numbers six ways from Sunday, because I want another smaller stick shift vehicle to make parking easier and have some fun with, but I could not find a way to justify it financially.

for Michigan > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 06:13

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My commute is 3.5 miles and after the first week in the 128i, I’m sitting at 17.2 mpg. Neither of the Mazdas got great mileage for a small 4-cylinder car, but this is a new low.

I’ve started to consider if biking is a viable option…

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 07:01

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That commute screams i3. 

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 07:52

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That’s actually worse than my ‘93 F150. But a 5 mile commute is not going to break the bank even at that number

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > shop-teacher 06/22/2018 at 07:54

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It sucks right? It’s almost always cheaper to run your current vehicle with crap MPG than get another one, unless your seriously commuting a long distance. Even my 12 mile commute doesn’t pass the “financially responsible” test for getting a small fuel efficient car.

Jayhawk Jake > shop-teacher 06/22/2018 at 07:58

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I ran the math, it’s absolutely not cost effective to get another car. I did not factor in limiting depreciation on the Mustang by keeping miles off it, but since I’m nearing 50,000 miles I doubt it would make much difference now. 

ihm96 > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 09:10

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Lol I’m in the same boat with my old v8 five series and a similar commute

Under_Score > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 09:10

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Are you the Racism Watchdog?

Jayhawk Jake > Under_Score 06/22/2018 at 10:04

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Wut

Under_Score > Jayhawk Jake 06/22/2018 at 12:01

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Because “woof.” That’s the first thing I think of, unfortunately.