^^ Is 10 cents per liter that big of a deal that you would buy a car that you like less??
It's usually closer to 15 (115.9 vs 130.9 right now at Shell). The big mystery is why the diff is only 20c per gallon in the US?
And heck no, that should not stop anybody from buying a car they love.
The difference is around 15 to 16 cents a litre around and Vancouver and while it wouldn't stop me from buying the car I love it would be a big factor when choosing between two cars I like.
And for those who think ... it' only a few cents, why worry? Do some math.
By the mpgs reported on the Q5 I would burn about 60 - 70 litres at week. At 15 or 16 cents a litre it would cost me roughly an extra $500 a year to use premium. If you keep the car for 10 years you will spend an extra $5000. That's a big deal.
If $500 a year is the make/break point....your not looking at a $40K+ vehicle, if $500/year is a huge deal, probably a second hand Sunfire would be pushing it.
Nothing to do with make or break. Just keeping an eye on where the money goes. Lot's of people would say "oh that's just $500 and that's just a thousand" and then they can't understand why they live cheque to cheque even though they make a lot of money.
It all adds up. Cut out the meaningless costs and you have more money for what matters.
For me, over a ten year period, (I've never owned a car that long!), it would mean close to $14000 !!!
