Hello All,
I have approximately a 90 -100 mile commute round trip to work and the idea of a CNG Honda came up. While initially I balked at it, the more I thought about it the more it grew on me.
Okay, so here is my take on it after considering it for several weeks. The Civic is a 15K car. The CNG package adds 10K to that making it a 25K car. I could get something much nicer then a civic for that money and still has better gas mileage then what I am getting now which is 12 to 14 MPG.
So say for argument sake that I am spending $436.00 per month on gasoline. If I get a straight civic I’ll get 34 mpg and I’ll save $256 per month. With $4k down I’ll get approx $210 per month. So say I’ll break even with this deal maybe save a few bucks.
Or from what I’ve gathered (Please tell me if I’m off) I hear that the CNG will cost me $1.45 to drive 25 miles. If so it will save me $325 per month. Same 4K will get me a $390 payment. That’s costing me money and I haven’t even bought my “Phill” yet. That’s another 5K right?
Am I missing something here gang or does this just not work out for me?
Regards,
Rick
I have approximately a 90 -100 mile commute round trip to work and the idea of a CNG Honda came up. While initially I balked at it, the more I thought about it the more it grew on me.
Okay, so here is my take on it after considering it for several weeks. The Civic is a 15K car. The CNG package adds 10K to that making it a 25K car. I could get something much nicer then a civic for that money and still has better gas mileage then what I am getting now which is 12 to 14 MPG.
So say for argument sake that I am spending $436.00 per month on gasoline. If I get a straight civic I’ll get 34 mpg and I’ll save $256 per month. With $4k down I’ll get approx $210 per month. So say I’ll break even with this deal maybe save a few bucks.
Or from what I’ve gathered (Please tell me if I’m off) I hear that the CNG will cost me $1.45 to drive 25 miles. If so it will save me $325 per month. Same 4K will get me a $390 payment. That’s costing me money and I haven’t even bought my “Phill” yet. That’s another 5K right?
Am I missing something here gang or does this just not work out for me?
Regards,
Rick
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