If I drive a car 60 miles a day 6 days a week and it gets 22 miles per gallon would it be worth it to buy?

Question

a newer car that gets 32 miles per gallon how long would it take me to recoup my money if i,m spending 3.00 a gallon? I am also skeptical to buy a new car cause I feel like i will get ripped off.

Answer 1

The Versa gets less has mileage than a Corolla, is smaller, and is a brand new car. You should probably just get a newer Corolla.

The Corolla rules all at 41mpg. That would be my choice for a newer car. A 2000 Corolla runs 3k-4k dollars. Very reliable, roomy, and comfortable to daily drive.

Answer 2

That's a lot of miles you're putting on the car (360 miles x 52 weeks = 18,720 miles a year assuming you never drive on the 7th day of the week and never take any unplanned trips).

Using your mileage figures, the 22mpg car would use $2552 in gas per year while the 32mpg car would use $1755 (so, a savings of almost $797 per year).

In a case like this I would stay away from a new car. You'll burn up the warranty prematurely (in less than 2 years if you get a car with a standard 3 year/36k mile bumper-to-bumper warranty), and the more miles you put on a new car, the faster it depreciates.

Why is this an either/or situation? Why don't you just buy a used car that gets better gas mileage?

Answer 3

So if you are going 360 Miles a week you will use 16.37 gallons of gas at 22 MPG and 11.25 gallons a week at 32 MPG. I dont know what the difference in price is in the two cars, but by going with the better mileage car you are saving $15.36 a week.

Answer 4

It's buying a used car you can get ripped off on, if you don't know what you're buying. At least if you buy a new car you are assured of the condition of the vehicle and are protected by a manufacturer warranty.

As far as your question goes, you are the best judge of how much you can afford for gas, not us.

Answer 5

You never said what the original car was and how much you paid for it verses a new car we can`t compare it to because you failed to tell us what it was. New car has a warranty . And may have to spend a lot of time being repaired under that warranty. no cost. also no car. used car has most of the problems fixed. yes things break. and they do on all cars. $800 a year on a 10 yr old ain`t bad

Answer 6

if i was u i will get like a nissan versa is only around 11 000 and it give u like 36 mpg i mena for a brand new car and the money u will pay is a really good car

Answer 7

My life experience with buying used cars is that you also buy the previous owners headaches. By new and you have warranty.