dltang
Very Handy Member
Danimal said:
One flaw in your theory. The gas saving in mpg does not need to be figured as a payoff for the vehicle. If you have a weekly gas budget as an example, weather you are talking the Spyder, a motorcycle or a car that gets better mpg than your current vehicle, you are going to save weekly on your cost of fuel. We live with somewhat of a budget, nothing extreme and we don't alway follow it to the tee. But if we were budgeting $50 a week for fuel and only getting 12mpg and now we are getting 30 mph, there is going to be weekly savings in our budget. Just because you consider the mpg as part of a reason to buy a vehicle doesn't mean you are going to use that as your whole justification in the purchase.
We really liked the Spyders, we liked the looks and the safety features. Did we buy them solely for increased mpg, no. But if we had been told they are only going to get 15-20 mpg I don't think we would have bought them. I think I would have gone with the Bergman 450 or 600. The 30+ mpg did make a difference in my choice. It is better than my car and more fun to drive and safer than a conventional motorcycle, I had to figure in a lot of factors. Yes it is a toy, but it is also a primary form of transportation for me. I plan on riding it 9 months out of the year. I realize you don't like to ride in the rain or poor weather, I will dress accordingly and go out in whatever. Until the snow flies, I am riding the Spyder. You may not understand this thought process but that is my reason and explanation.
