I need opinions on this road trip I'm taking?
So I'm driving with someone else from Dallas to Denver. I own a 2012 Chevy Silverado. The gas mileage on my truck is absolutely terrible even worse than stock from the stuff done to it. It would be very comfortable to drive my truck up there because of all the space and the nice interior.
But I'm buying another car for work to go there and back to save gas. So I'm wondering if I should use that car. It would most likely be a 1993 Honda Civic.
So, should I just take my truck and save up more money for gas, or should I take another car. If I do take another car, should it be the Honda Civic, or should I start looking at other years/cars
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Take your truck and a friend along as well to help pay the gas cost.
Take your truck. Ask your friend to pay for the gas. You want to drive in comfort if you have a long drive.
Fuel prices are at rock bottom prices right now - take the Truck and enjoy it while you can still fill it up for less than 100 bucks. Remember the $4/gal days… Thank you Obama for those prices.
That depends on your personal situation.
If you can barely afford the trip, then saving every penny you can by driving the more fuel efficient vehicle makes sense. If you can easily afford the added cost of gas for the truck, then its not a bad choice.
There are other considerations also - for example if you have back problems and you're going to be in pain after hours & hours in the civic, then it makes sense to take the truck. If you are expecting bad weather, than the truck makes sense if it has 4x4 (if anything its safer because its larger).
Really you need to look at your personal situation and make this choice for yourself. I won't blame you either way. Last summer I drove from Seattle to Salt Lake City & back in a Ford Excursion V10 and got about 12mpg average for the whole trip. It may seem excessive, but I have a family of 8 people (which is why I own a gigantic SUV) and this was the first family vacation we had taken in a few years and driving was cheaper than flying or any other option.
You're paying lower prices for gas than the majority of the country, you're willing to spend thousands of dollars on a car having no idea if it will make the trip or not; It'll cost you all of 500 bucks round trip for the gas and you want an opinion?
Okay. My opinion is you're an idiot
I would not take a 27 year old car on such a long trip if it hadn't been completely checked out by a professional mechanic first. Not sure I would do it even then. Otherwise, you might end up spending thousands of dollars for repairs to a broken down old car versus spending a few hundred dollars for gas for a much newer and presumably more reliable truck.
Dallas to Denver -- 790 miles.
Jacked up '12 truck, about 12 mpg on the highway, gasoline costing $2.30/gallon -- $150. Big, Comfortable. RELIABLE.
Used econo-car, not reliable, get about 35 mpg on highway -- $50. $100 less.
Compare with air fare -- Econo (Honda class) $100, Business (Silverado class) $700.
Comfort is worth the money.
You got a shell on that truck? You can sleep in it and save that $100 Plus for a motel.
Little econobox cars are not comfortable for long trips. I would take the truck. I would sooner ride the grey dog than go in a Honda civic.
A 1993 Honda Civic would possibly be an excellent car for crossing state lines. Especially if it were purchased used from a certified dealer who was somehow linked to an attorney for a certain district. This would make driving the car more fun and the drive would make an excellent case study for observers who study things, like driving across interstate lines and the desperation involved to leave your successful business, friends, family and favorite hobby behind.
However! In this particular case I would go with the big roomy truck instead of the rickety Honda. The springs in the seat might be too much to bear on a trip from Texas to Colorado. Just make sure your tires are inflated as deflated tires cause you to get less mileage, a fact the gas station owners in Los Angeles are intricately aware of. What I find interesting is that other gas station owners realized it also makes the car more likely to skid out and not brake properly.
So please, drive the big truck and keep your tires inflated.
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