Gas Gas Gas......Blah Blah Blah

I would tend to imagine that the rising cost of gas is on everyone's top 5 rants lately. Well I wouldn't say that I rant about it, per say, but I am definitely aware.

I drive a Mazda CX-7 and I happen to love it. I paid less than $20K for it brand new and have never had buyers remorse. I always recommend my car to other people because I bought the basic, standard featured car (except for the $75 bucks I paid to put the rubber guard on the back bumper and it is by no means basic. When I recommend my car, everyone is right there with me until I mention that it only takes premium). You see, my car is a 2007 and it only takes 91 octane or above. I knew this when I purchased it in September 2006.

I feel the need to defend this action and my awesome car. My rationalization was that I was buying the car for a good $6K less than the closest competing car that took regular unleaded. If you factor in that for super unleaded or premium, you're paying probably 15 cents higher per gallon. If your car takes 18 gallons, that's an additional $2.70 per fill up. If you fill up twice a month, thats $5.40 a month more than regular unleaded (not even the cost of a starbucks) which brings it to a grand total of $64.80 annually that you are spending more than the average regular unleaded joe.

Do you see my logic here people? Do you know how many years it would take me to make up that $6K I saved up front??? OVER 92 YEARS!!!

So lets be realistic here...Stop focusing on the cost of the gas you put in your car...and focus on the amount of money you spent on your car in the first place!! If you have a $40K car and are complaining about the cost of gas....maybe you should take a moment and re-think that one.

**final note: don't get me wrong here, I do believe that gas prices are too high and I take any means necessary to get the best prices. Here's hoping there's an end in sight!