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Old 06-03-08, 09:33 AM   #4 (permalink)
MVR 155
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bartlett, Illinois
Age: 33
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Car 1: 07 Acura TL Type S
Car 2: 02 Chevy Corvette Z06
You are gonna lose atleast $5K since you wont get your tax/title/license money back as well as losing $2-3K off invoice. Why the hell would you want to trade it for a Civic Si, if its gas mileage I would urge you to wait till your car breaks in and drive with a light foot. I was getting 18-19MPG's out of mine and with easing up on the throttle a bit Im getting 23MPG's. This is with a 50/50 mix of driving. On the highway if you keep it under 80 you can see 30MPG's with no problem. I know thats not civic mileage but its really not bad when you consider how much more of a car your driving. Here is something to keep in mind as well if you consider the $5K hit your gonna take.

Figure the TL-S will get you 20MPG's and the Civic will get you 30MPG's....... Lets figure on $4.50/gallon and that you drive 15K miles/year. The TL-S will use 750 gallons of fuel and the Civic will use 500 gallons. The $5K your gonna lose dumping your car now will buy you 1111 gallons...... at that rate you wont start saving money for 4.4 years
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2007 Acura TL Type S Silver/Ebony

2002 ZO6 Corvette: (lightly modded)
Best ET 11.661@118.86

2006 Hummer H2

SOLD 1996 Corvette Grandsport #775-lots of mods
1/4 times: 12.2@115 N/A 10.9@127 150HP NOS

2002 Yamaha YZF R-1 Blue/White
10.5@136mph

Previous Acuras:
1997 CL 3.0 Premium
2003 CL Type S
2006 TL

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