Instead of a calculator, I have a spreadsheet. At the top I punch in constants like weekly miles driven by me and wifey, and gas cost per gallon.
Then I have 3 cars, my 19mpg Ranger, her 28Mpg Miata, and the ~45Mpg Geo Metro that will prob cost me $600 all told when it's on the road (hopefully). I also have a column of round trip destinations, and 3 columns for the 3 cars. Orlando = $560 $370 $230 respectively Wifes Commute = $11.00 $7.50 $4.60 Almost the same for mine. By switching my truck for the Metro, I save $142/month. If I sell the truck for $1700, and spend $1100 on a Dodge Neon to do my towing, then the savings begin immediately, but only about $100/mo because of the insurance on 3 cars. That's still $1200 per year. It's not huge, but our budget is fairly tight so it all helps. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:01 PM To: Keith Tanner Cc: miatapower List Subject: Re: NPC: Geez, I just bought another car. Carfax anyone??? Because people are stupid and don't know how to use a calculator <G>. These idiots are pissing me off because they are keeping me from buying the car that I want (causing the prices to go sky high). On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Keith Tanner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't understand why people are paying premium prices in order to save > a few miles per gallon. > > Keith Tanner > Flyin' Miata _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
