Just Paid $3.64/gal

[Bimati]

I just paid $3.64/gal and filled the tank to the tune of $66.82 this morning in Loveland, Colorado!!!!!!!

I commute 35 miles each way, every day, and I am an absolute car automobile lover!!!!!!!!!! So the question becomes:

Do I get something funky like a Lotus Elise (pushes my spending limit pretty hard) for my daily driver and keep the VX for off-roading and parenting duties (young daughter, so a two seater won't cut it.)?

I wear a tie to work, so I can't really commute on the motor bikes....

Or, do I sell out and get a Rav4 V6 with all the power reliability and mileage that I'm looking for? When was the last time anyone rubber-necked and gave a thunbs-up to a rav4???? BORING!

Now if you'll excuse me, I must weep bitterly.

Bim

[djkymar]

3.15 here in PA. Im trying shift before 3000 RPM to save up some gas and no more fast starts. Where the hell gas prices going???

[MSHardeman]

Gas just hit $4.10 for regular in Aspen, Colorado. OUCH!!!

Bimati, I've been contemplating the same thing. I know that I'll NEVER get rid of the VX, so I've been looking at smaller cars that I've always wanted to use as a daily driver. I was thinking of a VW Corrado (VR6), or maybe a Mazda MX-3 V6 (used to own one and had a blast with it).

Good luck in your search.

[Dino]

$3.95 Here on Maui... ouch!

[tom4bren]

I only had to pay $2.97 yesterday in Fredericksburg, VA. Before you get pissed off though, remember that every day I commute 45 miles (up hill) each way. Just to tug on the sympathy chain a little harder - it's on I-95 in some of the worst traffic in the nation so it takes 1-3 hours each way.

If you want a reasonably priced commuter car that ain't too 'old fogey', try to find an older Eclipse. I put a quarter million miles on a '93 before I inherited my wife's '03 (I bought her a ragtop "04) and gave the old one to my brother for his kids to drive. The 03 is nice but I miss the stickshift in the 93.

I drove the VX to work for a couple of weeks while my daughter's car (Yup, another Mitsubishi) was in the shop and she stole mine for school. I just couldn't bear to trash such a nice ride on commuting to work.

[Joe Isuzu]

at least the VX should prepare you for the rough ride you'll get in the Elise, the noise should be the same as well
seriously though, the elise would be super fun but not terribly practical, I would still get that and keep the VX over getting a RAV4, that way you'll have TWO cool cars instead of being left with a boring one, and yes, I realize the newer RAV4's are surprisingly fast but I doubt they will ever be seen in a concours...
I bet you'll love the gas mileage of the Elise as well!

[tom4bren]

I never actually calculated my gas mileage in the Eclipse but I can get well over 400 miles from a tank.

I do love the ride of the Eclipse and the 4 banger gets me where I need to go quick enough without killing the mileage with a turbo.

Besides, I can always borrow (I paid for it) my daughter's 3000GT when I want to drive like a nut.

I also have a '93 TLC for towing & hauling but that's really paying through the nose at the gas pump.