With gas prices increaing every day maybe I should forget about buying a CTS

[redvett94]

By 2015 or shortly thereafter you can expect to see all passenger cars with 4 cylinder engines and even less including hybrids.

[carterb]

I suppose one could always get a Chrysler with its $2.99/gal package deal .....

[urbanski]

or dont spend $50K on a car but more like 5K on a late model small efficient car. 45K buys alot of gas.

[Jon]

Just look at gas as a normal expense... Like toilet paper. If toilet paper goes up to $5 a roll, are you gonna start using newspaper?

[WhtDmnd04CTS]

Originally Posted by Jon

Just look at gas as a normal expense... Like toilet paper. If toilet paper goes up to $5 a roll, are you gonna start using newspaper?

ouch.. that's all i have to say about that haha

[NJRonbo]

I'm a new CTS owner.

This vehicle gets slightly more mileage than my Acura did.
I find myself at the pump sooner than I would want to. On
the upside, I am paying less.

You see, the beauty of the CTS is that it is tuned for regular
gas. You are not going to find too many performance luxury
vehicles out there that do what the CTS does on regular.

For that reason, it's a no brainer to get this car.

[jjsC6]

Originally Posted by 928S

KenD245,

Get a Shell MasterCard. Mine rebates 5% of every Shell gasoline purchase. At your projected price of $10 per gallon, that's a $0.50 discount. Heck, anybody can surely afford $9.50/gal. !!!

That made me laugh - thanks!

[memoryleak]

Originally Posted by urbanski

or dont spend $50K on a car but more like 5K on a late model small efficient car. 45K buys alot of gas.

X2, I just put $600 in repairs for a 1994 Toyota Corolla (30 mpg baby!) that I bought 2 years ago for $2k (now was that a stroke of genius?). Still waiting to hear back from dealer on my counter offer (I hear crickets) and still driving my '05 Infiniti G35 coupe (22 mpg on 93 octane ) .

[proexpert]

If you can afford the CTS, then you can afford the gas. Okay maybe not but it sounded good.

[omegafiler]

Originally Posted by proexpert

If you can afford the CTS, then you can afford the gas. Okay maybe not but it sounded good.

Makes sense! At least I'd hope that you take current and future fuel cost and MPG into consideration when buying a new vehicle.