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Exactly.

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For some reason it's hard to convince people to make the leap. Once you do it you realize how great it truly is.

I take it you don't have a commuter car, so you really don't know. There's way more to it than just gas savings.

I can't do the math for this guy, as I have no idea what kind of truck he buys, his...

I know with my 70 mile roundtrip to work, I put about 15,000 miles on the commuter car each year....the truck now only gets about 10,000 miles or less put on it each year with my fishing and hunting...

You do realize that you're only driving them one at a time, right?

Simply removing 15,000 miles a year from a high-end truck is huge. By reducing the number of miles on a high-end truck you get to keep it longer and maintenance is less frequent.

15,000 miles on...

You're worried about turning in your man card, driving a granny car doesn't require that....you just have to get an AARP card instead.

Seriously though, I would look into them, the market demand...

Problem is that these are the "typical" commuter cars everyone is looking for, so you tend to pay a premium for them. They are also the ones that first-time drivers get into, driving up the used...

Speaking from experience, I completely disagree with this statement.

70 mile round-trip commute here

I drive a 2010 Mercury Milan. Gets 28 mpg. It's pretty much the nicer version of the Ford Fusion.

Whatever you get, make sure it's comfortable. Going too...