Try not to be too jealous of my new whip bitches!!!
I am going tomorrow to pick up a new to me 2005 Honda CR-V with 110K on it in near perfect condition. I haven't sold my Tahoe yet but I plan to only come out of pocket about $1K on so to trade from a 2004 2wd Tahoe with 153K on it to this CR-V. Better mileage, Honda quality versus Chevy, safer, AWD is kind cool, and will fit better in my smaller garage. I should make that back in under a year in gas.
I agree with the bike comments. If I lived in a town that was safe to bike in I would absolutely ride a bike. That is one part of why I would love to move to Ft. Collins CO (the other being the hunting/outdoor **** that surrounds Colorado and the American West).
I couldn't bring myself to go for a car although I agree that would be more frugal.
(No Obama stickers for me, I voted for Ron Paul and Gary Johnson.)
(BTW I don't buy paper towels but if anyone wants to bring them into my house and give them to me for free they are more than welcome.)