Tired of gas mileage/prices threads!!
05-16-2007, 11:25 AM
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05-16-2007, 11:40 AM
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05-16-2007, 12:02 PM
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It is almost insane, at my apartment complex there are 4-5 BMW Z4's, a Lotus Elise, a few new BMW 3 series cars, a few CLK Mercedes, a Saleen mustang (new style) along with a ton of SUV's most of which cost way more than my Z06.
If I was in almost any other state than California I would be in a house already. When a 650sqft condo is $350K and a starter house is $700K even without the Z it is not practical to buy. It just sucks that my rent is more than my friends mortgage payment. I am looking to get out of California after I get a bit more time under my belt in my current position.
05-16-2007, 01:03 PM
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I currently live in an apartment and now have a 2001 Z06. The good thing is my parking is underground so it is covered and gated. I couldn't stand to leave it outside day after day. This car is my daily driver and comes out well below my budgeted amount for car payment and insurance.
It is almost insane, at my apartment complex there are 4-5 BMW Z4's, a Lotus Elise, a few new BMW 3 series cars, a few CLK Mercedes, a Saleen mustang (new style) along with a ton of SUV's most of which cost way more than my Z06.
If I was in almost any other state than California I would be in a house already. When a 650sqft condo is $350K and a starter house is $700K even without the Z it is not practical to buy. It just sucks that my rent is more than my friends mortgage payment. I am looking to get out of California after I get a bit more time under my belt in my current position.
It is almost insane, at my apartment complex there are 4-5 BMW Z4's, a Lotus Elise, a few new BMW 3 series cars, a few CLK Mercedes, a Saleen mustang (new style) along with a ton of SUV's most of which cost way more than my Z06.
If I was in almost any other state than California I would be in a house already. When a 650sqft condo is $350K and a starter house is $700K even without the Z it is not practical to buy. It just sucks that my rent is more than my friends mortgage payment. I am looking to get out of California after I get a bit more time under my belt in my current position.
05-16-2007, 01:15 PM
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The rebuttal of “if you can afford a Corvette you can afford gas” is a silly one in my opinion. As much as I hate to say it its not like a used C5 has the prestige or price tag now that it did when new……..lots of young bucks working 2 jobs making minimum wage driving Corvettes I am sure. For example look how many pictures you see on here where someone is posting pics of their new to them Corvette sitting in front of their apartment building in the hood. Between that and insurance gas certainly can make a difference whether they are out cruising or not.
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05-16-2007, 02:11 PM
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DeeGee is right it's all tax here! $8 a gallon here it goes up every week at the moment! 1p per litre a week
They went metric with petrol and sell it by the litre now! So when they put the price up 1p per litre that 4.5p per gallon here! It's so they can rip us off better!
They don't call it rip off Britain for nothing!
The petrol companies stink in the UK! BIGGEST RIP MERCHANTS OUT!
The govermant tax petrol to death if they took all the tax off we would be paying about $2 a gallon!
You guys have it easy in the USA!
They went metric with petrol and sell it by the litre now! So when they put the price up 1p per litre that 4.5p per gallon here! It's so they can rip us off better!
They don't call it rip off Britain for nothing!
The petrol companies stink in the UK! BIGGEST RIP MERCHANTS OUT!
The govermant tax petrol to death if they took all the tax off we would be paying about $2 a gallon!
You guys have it easy in the USA!
and having agreed....... 
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Plus the C5 did not have DOD capability. Closed the thread.