News and Views of the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition. Updated periodically by members of the coalition board.

Friday, May 29, 2009

The True Cost of Driving

Most people calculate the cost of driving by figuring how much gas they use. But miles-per-gallon is only one of the expenses car owners pay. Besides the cost of the vehicle, there is maintenance, repairs, insurance, parking, tolls, and a litany of woes. What does it all add up to? You could keep detailed records, or you could use a handy online calculator to estimate the cost. Take a look at the True Cost of Driving Calculator. But sit down first, this is going to be a bit of shock.

1 comments:

Pneumatic Cyclist said...

IF I only drive 10 miles a day, on average, it costs $1,725 a year! And that is just one car! The gag-me part of this story is that we don't have one, two, three, four or five cars---I think, as a household, we have 6 cars! It is more than disgusting and embarrassing! It is like we are running a car breeding farm, especially when we have Couchsurfers show up and they add another car to the lot!

 
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