392Cobra, solid advice as I THINK you meant to place a "not" in there...
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You are (not) going to save any money,period.
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But there are other factors to consider beyond the singular mpg question. Were you about to trade off or up the previous vehicle anyway? Need a bigger 'grin' factor? Don't need the room of an Expedition and something smaller would be adequate and more fun?
I'm not about to dump my V8 Cherokee, simply because I rarely drive it anyway AND I would take a beating on tradein value and cost of repliacement. On occasion, I NEED the 4 wheel drive, the towing capacity, the room, the power. I might consider a smaller car if I was using the Jeep on a regular basis however AND it had outgrown my needs for such a large vehicle. For me, it would be smarter to buy another car and keep the Jeep, except, I don't need another car anyway, so I'll sit tight.
My motorcycle is my basic everyday transportation all ready, it gets 50 mpg and I can ride it all year. I'm good to go!
I did 'work the numbers' compared to the Jeep, my miles driven, mpg 14 Jeep/50 Motorcycle. Cost of vehicles, maintenance, insurance, etc. Even at 50 mpg it would take YEARS to reach a break even point to justify selling the Jeep and buying the motorcycle. And thats riding it EVERYDAY year round! Difficult to factor in the 'grin' part of the equation, riding the bike is WAY more fun than driving the Jeep. I'd be sold on grin factor alone, which is I keep the Cobra as well, by the way.