20,000miles/15mpg=1333gallons
20,000miles/22mpg-909gallons
So you save 424 gallons a year. At current gas prices, that's over $850/year saved. And you help save the environment. A little too extreme?
You are comparing best case with worse case. If you use 17 or 18 for the pre-2005, the savings is closer to $500.
While I am rethinking my decision to buy a 2004, if I can buy a $44000 vehicle, I can afford $500 in gas. Also, how much more expensive with the 2005 with the more fuel efficient engine be? That must be taken into account.
We bought these vehicles for reasons other than gas mileage so we must live with it/
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