Commuter vehicle?

[JasonB]

With all the talk lately of gas prices, how many people have an extra vehicle just for commuting to work? <br /><br />I have a nice F-150 that gets 18-20mpg, but I still have my old Ranger 5spd that can get up to 26mpg. I drive 27 miles each way to work and the fuel economy of the little truck sure is nice and is fairly cheap transportation to put the miles on.

 

[jsfinn]

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My normal ever day vehicle that gets good fuel economy isn't my extra vehicle.. My big ol' truck is my extra "toy". I usually only drive it once or twice on the weekends.

 

[KeltonKrew]

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My truck only gets driven to the lake on weekends. My wife has a 97 saturn and I drive a 97 T-bird. T-bird only gets about 4mpg better than my powerstroke, but I'm saving the miles on my truck. Plus operating costs are more for my truck....much bigger/expensive tires, oil change is 4 gallons.....so the T-bird makes much more sense....although I sure miss my truck!

 

[Drowned Rat]

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My commuter vehicle is my Yamaha V-Star 650. It gets 58 MPG and living where I do, I can ride it year round. Plus it saves putting the mileage on the truck.

 

[Kenneth Brown]

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I have a Hyndai for everday travel. I use my F250 for working at the farm, hauling heavy loads, and playing in the mud. It started out as buying me a new ext dodge 3/4 ton 4wd diesel. The OG told me to keep my truck cuz I sure as heck wasn't gonna use (tear the crap out of it in her words) the new truck. Instead of the nice new big o truck I got the mini car. It all works out for me. I get to ride in smooth comfort everday and still thrash in the truck. If I stick to truck too bad for the tractor to get it out I just leave it and get in the car.

 

[rwise]

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I just bought a singer with wheels! Have to do something my truck is not getting good milage about 13 to 15. Maybe now I can do something about it!

 

[dolluper]

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Got a different vehicle for every day of the week and I don't work

 

[DJ]

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Extra vehicle equals.<br /><br />-Extra insurance.<br /><br />-Extra maintenance.<br /><br />For some, if you put a pencil to it, it doesn't pay.

 

[dolluper]

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DJ having all my vehicles at one company has saved me a bundle on insurance costs,and of coarse I do the maintenance.Have a pretty good line on cheaper parts too ,guess that comes with the 30 + years experience.But I still shop around couple bucks here or there helps fill the tanks

 

[FLATHEAD]

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Traded my beloved 2500 dodge pick up in for a new Tacoma. Doubled my gas mileage. Hated to do it but at 170/180 $$ a month for gas I had to do something. Price's sure are not going down. I also have a choice of motorcycles to ride on the nice days.

 

[11 footer]

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Gas prices are killing me.<br /><br />I'm 16 and my only car is my '96 Eddie Bauer bronco, W/351 V8. The best I ever got was 13mph on the highway pulling a BW Montauk, around town with my rather aggressive driving style I get 11, 10 on a bad week.<br /><br />Once school starts I really don't know what I'm going to do, being summer vacation I make a lot more money then I do during the school year, but I'm gonna struggle threw the winter if prices stay the same. Like lubedude said, a second car isn't really an option, my insurance 22hundred a year. i would like to get a motorcycle to save gas, but thats isn't happening for two reasons, one is that I couldn't ride it threw the winter and the second it my dad would kill me if I brought one home.<br /><br />I heard gas prices may be going down around christmas time, I can only hope that its true

 

[Twidget]

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Fortunately, I am a remote employee. I work out of the house and have a company vehicle with a gas card.

 

[Stumpys]

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It's not just the F-150 thats killing me, but the dang boat too. We do have a Probe that we drive to work, which is really good on gas.