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Originally Posted by squat
You missed my point. Using percentage is a terrible way to do this. If the V8 got 1 mpg and the V6 got 50 mpg the percentage would still shrink with your formula - so by your logic we all should buy the worst mpg vehicle because when gas goes up the percentage of money spent between V8/V6 on gas goes down.
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Read my original post. This is why I said "voodoo logic" dictates that you buy a V8. Obviously you pay more for gas in a V8 as price goes up.
My more serious point (that I came to for my own decision making) was that the difference between the V6 and V8 in actual driving, even with the 93 octane of the V8 was that the difference is minimal, and gets more minimal as the price of gas goes up. This is especially true if you do more city driving because the EPA city numbers are near identical. My spreadsheet formulas take that into account.
Bottom line, as always, is if you can afford an SS, and want an SS, then get one regardless of gas price fear.