Getting things fixed and selling...(sigh)

[etlsport]

will you be doing highway driving? unless you are on the highway very few cars get very good real life gas mileage.. my moms got an accord that gets like 30+ on the highway and is advertised for 25+ in the city but in reality it only gets 17-18 in the city, nothing wrong with it still less than 10k miles on it, just how city driving goes.. the gf has a honda del sol that gets 36-40 mpg on the highway.. still only gets 23-25 in the city...

[Navigator]

A motorcyle, scooter, moped, or bicycle depending on what suits you will save you $$$ in gas & insurance over a car for those short trips and commutes. Save the VX for special occasions, don't dump it. My 2 cents.

[Chopper]

Well what ever u decide to buy after u (86) the vx will cost u $$$$$ no differently than the vx or any other vehicle weather it's from gas guzzling or mechanical failure,they all cost a crap load of $$$$$ and in the end u are out thousand's for very little service.

Wow! Like a bitter divorce...horses ain't cheap either you know.

[Chopper]

Mazdaspeed 3 Screw the mpg...

[wendysmiling]

Gimme some money. I'd love a bike!

A motorcyle, scooter, moped, or bicycle depending on what suits you will save you $$$ in gas & insurance over a car for those short trips and commutes. Save the VX for special occasions, don't dump it. My 2 cents.

[LittleBeast]

Let's say you average a huge $1,500 a year in savings for gas by going up to between 25-30mpg, and you sell the VX for $12,000, then buy a $19,000 car that is good on gas. To make up for your $7,000 loss in selling the VX and buying a different car it will be a full 4 and a half years of saving on gas before you even break even from your initial loss and by that time the new better gas mileage car is out of warranty and stuff might (aka will) start happening to cut into your "savings" even more. And what is even worse I promise by the time you break even you will be tired of driving a common car that is not unique in any way and blends in way too well at the local grocery store. Just my 2 cents. In my opinon you cannot put a price on uniqueness, enjoyment, or the random questions about what exactly you are driving. I know I am already telling you what you already know, but I think it is worth another thought.

[Ldub]

If you fix it & sell, THEN who ya gonna talk to??? You would end up missing us too much & have to buy another.

[JAFO]

A motorcyle, scooter, moped, or bicycle depending on what suits you will save you $$$ in gas & insurance over a car for those short trips and commutes. Save the VX for special occasions, don't dump it. My 2 cents.

True big savings on Insurance. I never realized how cheap motorcycle insurance is. I checked on Progressive and for full coverage on a new Kawasaki Ninja 10R ($10,000 bike) was $200/year (motorcycle terms are annual not six months). I pay almost that in one month for auto insurance.

Everyone generally says well with a motorcycle the risk of bodily injury should be higher. But this is not consistant with the price, otherwise motorcycle insurance would be more than auto. So the conclusion that I came to is that it has to do with the amount of damage the insured is capable of doing with the vehicle. The damage that a motorcycle can do pales in comparison with the damage that a car can do.

[circmand]

(Everyone generally says well with a motorcycle the risk of bodily injury should be higher.)

It does not matter how bad the body injury is if the driver is dead. Ask the airlines dead bodies cost less than hurt bodies.

[wendysmiling]

My VX insurance is $1100 a year with no tickets or accidents and I've shopped around plenty. Why do they have to stick it to us so bad? (ugh)

True big savings on Insurance. I never realized how cheap motorcycle insurance is. I checked on Progressive and for full coverage on a new Kawasaki Ninja 10R ($10,000 bike) was $200/year (motorcycle terms are annual not six months). I pay almost that in one month for auto insurance.

Everyone generally says well with a motorcycle the risk of bodily injury should be higher. But this is not consistant with the price, otherwise motorcycle insurance would be more than auto. So the conclusion that I came to is that it has to do with the amount of damage the insured is capable of doing with the vehicle. The damage that a motorcycle can do pales in comparison with the damage that a car can do.