Per Mile Cost

[Lynn A McCarty]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Watching CBS this morning. They drove a hybrid and a focus halfway across the country and met in the middle.
The Focus cost .16 per mile the Prius was around .10 per mile. They said the camera crews (in what I think was an Expedition) did around .30 a mile.
Have you ever figured yours?
I guess pulling my LQ mine would be around .45 right now so on a 500 mile round trip that would be $225.
With my open trailer it drops to .37. Same trip would cost $185. Thats only a $40 difference maybe I should keep it.

What I'm getting at is Where do you draw the line. If Diesel reaches $6 a gallon. 500 mile trip now cost $300. I'll still go.

What is yours?
Where do you draw the line and say enough is enough.
Chip

You left out the most important parts!

1.) How fast do you drive? (There is a 30% difference in 60MPH verses 70MPH in my rig)
2.) Do you have G-rated tires on your trailer? (110PSI) (My motorhome wont pull with 80PSI, but 110PSI it clicks into Overdrive at 65)
3.) Do you have a Banks MPG improvement kit? (BBC and BBF are choked for power and MPG)
4.) Do you have propane injection on your diesel?
5.) Did you kill the farthest race traveled from last year?

I calculated that doing some of these things make the Cost outweigh the Price. Just out of a matter of conviction, I would rather drive 40 MPH than not go to a race.