[Spridgets] See the new Fiat 500 today

[Robert Duquette]

Salespeople usually reduce things to the daily cost and propose skipping a
coffee per day.  I tend to want to know the yearly cost.  Are you really going
to cut out one daily cup of coffee every time you buy something?
My Subaru calls for premium.  As prices went up, I started to balk and
considered using a lesser grade until I realized that the premium does not
contain ethanol.
Robert Duquette

Ottawa ON Canada


> From: refisk at chartermi.net
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:11:23 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] See the new Fiat 500 today
>
> I always get a chuckle out of people who say they won't buy a car because it
> requires premium gas.  Around here premium gas is always 20 cents more per
> gallon than regular.  One of my cars requires premium gas and has an 18
> gallon fuel tank.  If it's bone dry when I fill it the premium gas costs an
> extra $3.60 over the cost of regular.  C'mon people - thats one cup of
> coffee at Starbucks (and the gas tastes better than Starbuck's coffee).
> :-)
>
> The Fiat 500 has a 10.5 gallon tank.  An extra $2 to fill up with premium.
> If you can't afford an extra $2 you probably should buy a bicycle instead.
>
> Rick
>
>
> From: "Allen Hefner" <lbc77mg at gmail.com>
> To: "Spridgets list" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] See the new Fiat 500 today
>
>
> > The full report wasn't bad, but Fiat is cutting their own throat by
> > recommending premium gas for a LIC.  With gas topping 4 bucks for
regular,
> > people aren't going to buy a 500 for its "cute" factor.  They see a tiny
> > car
> > and expect it to get 40mpg on regular.  Smart Car made the same mistake.
> >
> > Allen Hefner