A vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication method and an apparatus using the same, for changing a communication method with a surrounding vehicle in consideration of an event type, may include: when an event occurs, determining whether the event is an important event, when the event is the important event, broadcasting data of the event, when the event is not the important event, determining a transmission method depending a communication situation with a surrounding vehicle, and multicasting or broadcasting the data of the event depending on the determined transmission method.