I had this massive response for you ...but I will keep it short, and just focus
on two parts...
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Originally Posted by kscoyote
I get 35 mpg with the UD's and CAI. That's 10 more than the GT.
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I am sorry, but there is
NO WAY you get an AVERAGE 35 mpg....and I repeat
NO WAY that would happen...I have had 2 V6 mustangs..both with tons of mods, and the best I EVER saw was 28....I don't think you could 35 EVER in a mustang..even once..let alone claiming to get this on a daily basis and using a distorted formula on it...
I might have believed 30...going down hill both ways to work, with a tail wind at 0% gravity....but never 35....
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Originally Posted by kscoyote
At 28 mpg. total cost at $2.00/gal (which has been the average here the past year) = $7142
at 24mpg $8333.
Savings of $1191
Insurance = 336 dollars/year* 7 years (average length of time cars are kept). $2352.
I already have 70,000 miles on my car (2003) so In the 1st year, I saved nearly $500 in gasoline costs, which I reinvested in CAI and UDP's. Since then I've saved $3333 -2285= $1048 in gas over a GT, for a total of $1548, add the insurance savings which is $420, and I've saved $1968.
Do the math.
That's not even considering that I only paid $13,000 for the car, the interest on the (minimum) $6000 over 5 years, and the $6000 I saved to begin with.
So the total savings (not including interest) is $7968.
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Your math is not quite right.....
1st of all I have a BSed Degree in Advanced Mathematics, and teach Pre-Calculus at a local high school, and serve as the Math Dept Chair for my school of about 1500 students (10-12)...so that is my qualifications...I think I know how to "do the math"..
#1. You average 35 mpg over the enitre span...but in an earlier thread you talk about how your car can take those earlier model 5.0 (which I totally believe it could) ...any kind of "race" be it at a stop light, track, or wherever will kill your **supposed** 35mpg...so use the average costs...no the best possible attainable for a formula...Your gas formula is so inflated that there is no way to get accurate results...Even the tornado doesn't do that good!
Listen, I'm not flaming you...the V6 is a great car...but FOR ME using my REAL-WORLD numbers that apply TO ME, it was not noticably cheaper to own and operate a V6 over a GT....I put less than 12,000 miles a year on my car!