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09-27-2013, 08:14 PM
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Camaro Card officially revoked!
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09-27-2013, 08:16 PM
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 Drives: Camaro's, always have, always will. Join Date: Oct 2010
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...thanks for sharing! Enjoy a mini class MB!
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09-27-2013, 08:19 PM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS LS3 A6 IOM Join Date: May 2013
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09-27-2013, 08:28 PM
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Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010
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Must be a hell of a commute. I drive 80 miles a day, and it costs me less than half that to feed a V8, with premium, in a state where gas costs more.
I'll hold my tongue on the CLA, only because the thought has put me in a good humor. 
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09-27-2013, 08:30 PM
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Drives: 2013 2LT RS Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: SoCal/Chicago
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$500 a month on gas with a V6?
Might need to take the fuzzy dice down bro. |
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09-27-2013, 08:37 PM
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Drives: MANual Join Date: Jul 2013
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09-27-2013, 08:39 PM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia Beach
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09-27-2013, 08:41 PM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro VR 2SS/RS & Impala Join Date: Apr 2013
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09-27-2013, 08:51 PM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro RY SS LS3 Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Clarkesville, GA
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OP must have drove it like he stole it! I commute in ATL too and grateful I am not in the prius, camry, accord crowd - utterly boring. I like going against the grain. Money spent on gas that keeps a smile on your face and a youthful heart is money well spent.
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09-27-2013, 09:04 PM
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Drives: V8 permagrin Join Date: Jul 2008
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No way you were spending 500/mo with a v6.
CLA looks like a nice buy for 30k, if you want a more luxurious ride. |
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09-27-2013, 09:49 PM
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 Drives: a6 yellow 2ss/rs Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Charlotte N.C.
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I'll keep my Chevy thanks, but hey, whatever blows your hair back! Lol
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09-28-2013, 12:45 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS - 2004 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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The CLA is a nice car but it has one major flaw: front wheel drive
 . I'm pretty sure the CLA is the first front wheel drive Mercedes Benz sold in the U.S. Mercedes is known for its rear wheel drive dynamics (and other engineering techniques, of course). FWD and Mercedes don't go together....but that's just my opinion.
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09-28-2013, 01:46 AM
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I just like V8s
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I hope you enjoy your Mercedes. It certainly looks good, and fairly quick. Or at least will feel that way with the low-end torque from the turbo.
I would be curious to see the full budget analysis for this however. Very roughly, if you went from 25 average mpg to now 38 mpg with the Merc, you are still looking at over $325/month in gas ($175/month savings). I'm curious how long it will take for the monthly $175 savings in gas to actually overtake the expenses and losses incurred on trading in the car for a newer and presumably more expensive one. If you calculate the cost-per-mile of the Camaro including all payments, maintenance, service, insurance, gas and do the same for the Mercedes, the Mercedes could still cost more to operate overall on a per mile basis. Unless the car is out-of-warranty, or over at least 5 years-old (or high mileage), and a massive gas guzzler, trading out relatively new cars simply for the sake simple fuel efficiency often ends up costing more money overall... or at least it could take up to 3 or more years in some cases to actually start realizing a true savings, at which point many are ready to trade in the car again. But overall car enjoyment and satisfaction are intangibles, that you can't really place a value on. So again, hope you enjoy the car.
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09-28-2013, 06:14 AM
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If you're trading your Chevrolet in for a Mercedes to save money.. You didn't think that one through..
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