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Replying to: jherbst (Aug 04, 2008 5:54 am)  . BTW, all the Acura models require premium gas just like the G models. If a buyer DID purchase an Accord sedan or coupe those call for regular unleaded. Dennis |
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Replying to: jherbst (Aug 04, 2008 5:54 am) Most people end up doing more city driving but lets assume for a moment you drove 50/50 highway / city: g35x avg mpg: 20 (50% at 17 mpg and 50% at 23 mpg) assume 15,000 miles per year gallons of gas needed per year: 750 gallons price per gallon assumption: $4 total fuel costs per year: $3,000 (15,000 miles divided by 20 miles per gallon) total fuel costs per month: $250 per week: $58 over 5 years you are going to spend around $15,000 on gas alone with both the g35x and the type S (see below), assuming you drive 15k miles per year. secondly the Type S is a different animal (vs the regular acura), it gets about 9% worse mileage than the regular TL. i must point out that if you drove the Type S 50/50 city / highway, the average mpg is also 20, so your neighbor would hpyothetically be spending the exact same on fuel vs. the g35x. i think your point though, which i agree with, is that the fuel costs aren't all that much different from the regular acura and the g35x when it comes right down to it. the non-type S acura gets 22mpg on average, which equals about $2,700 per year on gas vs the g35x of $3,000 per year. i drive 70% city miles so my fuel costs would be around $2,900 per year, assuming 15k miles per year. i drive more like 12k per year so i will spend about $2,300. as a point of reference, the v6 honda accord (using the 50/50 split) would cost $2,500 per year for fuel. one of the key issues for me right now is the fact that the TL w/NAV is going for around $32k. over 3 years, the TL w/NAV about $1,800 cheaper than the g35x w/prem package including fuel costs. guess it just depends on whether or not that makes a difference. you could lease the TL w/NAV and go buy a new plasma tv.
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Replying to: purchasingsoon (Aug 04, 2008 7:01 am) You are comparing apples to oranges - a FWD car to a RWD (or AWD) model. As I said I love the looks of the TL and the reliability but it can't escape its FWD issues nor lack of excitement when driving it. If you want to compare dissimilar cars, then why not throw in the smartfor2 or the Kia Rio? Either one would get you around town, cost you $12k or so to OWN - not lease, and get lots better mileage than the TL. You would have enough money left over to buy a plasma for every room in the house along with matching HD Tivo DVRs. . Watch out for those 13 second 0-60 times when getting on the freeway, though..... Dennis
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Replying to: jherbst (Aug 04, 2008 5:54 am) I had acura cl-s and didn't like it at all. Transmission replaced 3 times (genius Honda engineering), front rotors replaced 2 time. Water leaks from windshield and sunroof, fragile wheel disks, lamps in dashboard replaced almost every year. After 3 years I dumped that junk. It was my first and last honda. My GM and BMW cars had 0 issues so far.
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Replying to: ingvar (Aug 04, 2008 9:10 am) Just dumped my Accord 9 months before lease end because I couldn't stand driving it anymore. My G35X is WORLD'S superior from a "driver's" standpoint. I could give 2 checkboxes to the Accord over the G, and that's gas mileage and rear seat room. Although the rear seat thing is kind iffy because it made for a larger vehicle, and I've decided that's not necessarily a good thing. |
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Replying to: dwynne (Aug 04, 2008 8:59 am) i don't agree w/the apples to oranges argument though, these 2 cars are priced fairly similar and they are in the same category of upscale mid-sized / entry level luxury sedan. they wouldn't get compared by the auto rags all the time if they weren't fairly similar. you won't see car & driver comparing a kia with an acura. i hear you on the FWD and AWD to some degree however. what about your g...do you still think it would be fun / worth it in city driving? i don't live in the 'burbs; my commute is 13-miles round trip.
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Replying to: purchasingsoon (Aug 04, 2008 11:34 am) You point was if you accept what you would think of as a lesser car just to save some money where to do you draw the line? That is always the choice, isn't it? Is car x worth $yyy more than car z? If you just want transportation you can do it for less. Once you have driven and appreciate the RWD (or AWD) driving dynamic FWD is just "wrong" to me. No way would *I* pay all that much for a FWD car, just go get an Accord, MINI or Mazdaspeed 3 or something and save the money. But that is *ME*. Most folks probably don't drive the way I do or care as much - maybe they don't mind FWD since they is all they know or they only have 1 car to drive and live where it snows. Test drive them both, preferably with no salesperson in the car and see what you think. I did, and the Cooper S (with works stuff on it) and lots of other cars before I decided on a G for *ME*. You have to do what makes you happy both behind the wheel but also in the wallet . Dennis
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Replying to: dwynne (Aug 04, 2008 11:48 am) |
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Replying to: purchasingsoon (Aug 04, 2008 12:42 pm) . Just be sure you get a good deal on whatever you decide to get..... Dennis
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Replying to: dwynne (Aug 04, 2008 2:31 pm)
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