I really, really loved my CTS-V. There wasn't a day that went by that I did not fire her up and smile. Every time I drove it was special. It was just such an enjoyable car in all facets. However, it was my one and only car, my daily driver. Obviously, the car sucks down gas like it is going out of style, which I knew and didn't mind, since my round-trip commute to work was only 9 miles. I might only fill her up once per week, no big deal.
Well, back in December we bought an awesome house and got a great deal on it (half price from when it was built in 2007). However, my commute went from 9 miles to 32 miles round-trip. Now, this is not an unreasonable distance to drive, only about 20-25 minutes, no big deal. I knew that when we bought the new house, I would be spending more in gas. I wanted to wait a month to see how much my commute costed before I made the move. I said if it is too high I'd buy a Chevy Volt.
Well last month, I spent $352 in gas, alone! Once I saw that, it was a done deal.
I picked-up a fairly loaded Volt in the same Tri-white metallic of my CTS-V. I got it for 0% for 60 months with 2k off the sticker price. So I'm paying less per month and my gas bill will probably be close to $0 per month.
Obviously you cannot compare a Volt to a CTS-V in any way, shape or form performance-wise, but that is the point.
I'll take the money that I save in gas and buy a toy later on in the year, something with a V8, a stick and a bad attitude. I'm thinking of a C5 vert with heads and cam that I can abuse and waste gas on! :bouncy:
Thanks everyone and good luck! :cool2:
Well, back in December we bought an awesome house and got a great deal on it (half price from when it was built in 2007). However, my commute went from 9 miles to 32 miles round-trip. Now, this is not an unreasonable distance to drive, only about 20-25 minutes, no big deal. I knew that when we bought the new house, I would be spending more in gas. I wanted to wait a month to see how much my commute costed before I made the move. I said if it is too high I'd buy a Chevy Volt.
Well last month, I spent $352 in gas, alone! Once I saw that, it was a done deal.
I picked-up a fairly loaded Volt in the same Tri-white metallic of my CTS-V. I got it for 0% for 60 months with 2k off the sticker price. So I'm paying less per month and my gas bill will probably be close to $0 per month.
Obviously you cannot compare a Volt to a CTS-V in any way, shape or form performance-wise, but that is the point.
I'll take the money that I save in gas and buy a toy later on in the year, something with a V8, a stick and a bad attitude. I'm thinking of a C5 vert with heads and cam that I can abuse and waste gas on! :bouncy:
Thanks everyone and good luck! :cool2: