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camping man wrote:
I bought a used 05 Prius, went from $3240, to $1008 a year for fuel, not to mention those $2000 tire changes every 3years, and those 3gal. oil changes. Doesn't make sense to haul a 180lb. body with a 8000lb machine.But I've always been practical.
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tim and amy wrote:lanerd wrote:
Well, let's see. 250 x 52 = 13,000 miles @ say 15mpg =666 gals of fuel at say $3.75/gal = $3250.
A small car would get about 30mpg so 13000 miles would be =430 gals at $3.75/gal would cost about $1625.
So subtracting the two $3250 - $1625 = $1625 that you would save each year in fuel savings.
At these figures it would take you about 3.7 years to pay for itself in fuel savings.
Plug in your own actual figures for mpg, $/gal to get a better/worse cost savings.
Hope this was what you were looking for.
Ron
This is spot on advice!! I did a spreadsheet as I just moved and now commute 120 miles round trip, granted I work a rotating schedule of 3 and 4 days. But still I average 21,800 miles per year. I never thought about it, but when I punched that in and found out I was spending close to $7,000 in fuel per year just to commute and go no where else, that made up my mind. I'm looking at cars getting 38 mpg or better right now in under 12K price range, That will pay for it self in right at 2 years just in fuel savings.
โJun-27-2014 09:06 PM
lanerd wrote:
Well, let's see. 250 x 52 = 13,000 miles @ say 15mpg =666 gals of fuel at say $3.75/gal = $3250.
A small car would get about 30mpg so 13000 miles would be =430 gals at $3.75/gal would cost about $1625.
So subtracting the two $3250 - $1625 = $1625 that you would save each year in fuel savings.
At these figures it would take you about 3.7 years to pay for itself in fuel savings.
Plug in your own actual figures for mpg, $/gal to get a better/worse cost savings.
Hope this was what you were looking for.
Ron
โJun-26-2014 05:13 PM
BenK wrote:BenK - what is this called? I want one! (Don't need the one that comes with the girl ๐ )
Talked to my insurance broker and he says it's classified as a motor
cycle, so about $150/yr for my age bracket/driving record/etc (yeah
being a AAA member for 48 years helps a bit)
Rated for highway, but I'll not and only use it in the town and maybe
the local boulevard with a max 35 MPH
โJun-26-2014 05:06 PM
BenK wrote:
OBTW...if they threw in this optional equipment...I'd buy it in a second!!!!
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