[JL8Jeff]

Winter kills gas mileage big time on most cars. If you keep track of every fill up you'll see the numbers go up in the warmer weather and down in the winter. So if it warms up shortly it might not hurt you as much. What are you getting right now and what kind of drive do you have? I've been getting around 16-16.5 most of the winter and I got 18-19 most of the summer. I do mostly around town driving with under 45 mph roads and quite a few lights. My old 4Runner got 17 in the winter with the V6 and 20 mpg all summer. That being said, $5K might be pushing it. Most people will look at what blue book value is and not care about the newer motor/trans.