Chris V.

No, it's not really a "good deal." My bet is that you will be making higher monthly payments on the Honda with the added $1800 rolled into it, which will offset the possible higher fuel bills and repair costs of your Jeep.. Personally, I'd sell the Jeep to someone like Carmax or outright instead of trading it in, and then make the best deal on that Honda you can get. (or make the deal on the Honda then sell the Jeep to Carmax or privately)

I was going to trade in my '01 Range Rover on a Mini Cooper S and the blue ebook on the Range Rover was $10k. I owed $9k on it, and the dealer that had the MINI Cooper was only going to give me $3500 for the Range Rover. I ended up selling the Range Rover privately for $9k and bought a MINI afterward. Lower total cost and no rolled over negative equity.

nerddason, on 21 May 2012 - 03:34 AM, said:

I disagree that it was poorly executed. i find it properly executed, though yes, unlike the Prius, it wasn't being sold at a loss to dump them on the market. Unlike Toyota, GM can't afford to do that. The Prius PHV is still shorter range than the Volt, and it costs the same. Just nothing at all appealing about it, to me. The Volt is also more comfortable and a bit more powerful. And I think it looks better.

The CNG cars and trucks we do have (mostly trucks due to the extra space they have) are hampered with having to have so much extra space for the tanks and the fact that CNG doesn't get the fuel mileage that gasoline does. So you need to use more of it to go the same distance. Having to have much larger, heavier tanks to store the fuel in addition to using more of the fuel makes it not make any sense for things smaller than full size trucks and vans. yes, smaller lighter tanks have been developed and put into use in smaller cars but they are still pretty large and heavy compared to a gasoline tank, and the fuel is under high pressure (usually 3200 or so PSI).

CNG is also a fossil fuel and there is actually less of it than there is oil. While natural gas reserves in the United States are still considerable, they are not inexhaustible. Some predict that there are enough natural gas reserves remaining to last another 67 years, assuming that the 2003 level of production continues. if there were more CNG vehciles than the estimated 130,000 in current use, we'd run out of it sooner. This is why EVs are the wave of the futer, as we can generate electricity from many, many sources, including wind and solar.

Just put the key fob in. Don't press the start button. (I also have a 2011 MINI)

doger how is that in any way, shape or form, relevant to the topic of which used car he should buy?