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Originally Posted by asawadude
If you NEED a new car, because the old one is getting tired and worn out, by all means, get a new one.
If you WANT a new car because you're sick and tired of driving the old one, by all means, get a new one, if it makes you feel good.
But if you're simply trying to offset the price of gas - think very carefully about your decision from a purely economic standpoint.
Personally, I don't see one car on your list that is going to have a significant fuel consumption decrease over your existing 330ix. What are you going to save - 1 gallon of gas per fillup? $3.50 per tank at today's prices?
Keep your 330ix and buy yourself a Civic SI or some 30 MPG sporty econobox to putt around in. When the 330ix finally gives up the ghost, buy yourself the nicest, plushest, high performance car you can afford for the special excursions.
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It's not that the 330xi gets bad mileage.. I average about 25mpg. I just drive so much that the car is already old. It has about 93,000 miles on it.. It had 45,000 or so when I got it in January of 2005. It's starting to feel old.. It's rattling, things keep breaking.. it doesn't feel as tight on the road as it once did. It'll have over 100,000 miles by the time I get rid of it. I'm just looking for new cars that get good mileage because I drive so much and I'm going to need a new car soon.