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I bought my car ten years ago, and I'm just about to hit 100K miles.
I think I spent around $12,000. I average about $10/month in gas.
I figure around $100/yr maintenance plus $5K for lifetime major maintenance.
That puts me at $30K, which averages to 30 cents per mile.I think I'll be able to bleed out another 50K miles, though.
Averaging all my shoe costs per mile (going back to 2005), I'm at 24 cents per mile.
I did not include my current shoes, which I just bought last week (and am already at $2.65/mile). But I did include my VFFs, which I have used disappointingly little. I plan to improve upon that in 2012. Interestingly, other than the VFFs, I seem to get far greater value, and a lot more miles, out of less expensive shoes.
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I bought my car ten years ago, and I'm just about to hit 100K miles. I think I spent around $12,000. I average about $10/month in gas. I figure around $100/yr maintenance plus $5K for lifetime major maintenance. That puts me at $30K, which averages to 30 cents per mile.I think I'll be able to bleed out another 50K miles, though.
Wow.. $10 a month in gas?! I luckily have a company car, but even with my commute to work being free, my family spends easily $200-300 a month in gas. (Wife and one driving teen.)
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You forgot car insurance.
For running I get 700 miles a pair, so at $90 per pair that's 13 cents/mile.
Of course, my treadmill cost $1000 and has ~4000 miles on it, so those miles cost an additional 25 cents each not including electricity.
I believe the Oatmeal Cream Pies I occasionally snack on at work are ~300cal...or ~3miles' worth of calories...if I fueled on them alone that's 17 cents/mile for food.
So running outside (shoes being the only clothing depreciated) 13+17 = 30 cents/mile
On treadmill it's up to 55 cents/mile
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Wow.. $10 a month in gas?! I luckily have a company car, but even with my commute to work being free, my family spends easily $200-300 a month in gas. (Wife and one driving teen.) -Kelly
$10/mo in gas is only 3.33 gallons at bargain basement $3/gal right now...at a high 40mpg that's 133 miles/mo or 1,598 mpy.
We were told 100K miles in 10 years or 10,000 mpy.
The math does not add up.
MTA: If $100 was meant instead of $10 it's pretty close.
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Whoa, $10/month in gas? How's that work?
Isn't time a factor in efficiency?
You forgot car insurance. For running I get 700 miles a pair, so at $90 per pair that's 13 cents/mile. Of course, my treadmill cost $1000 and has ~4000 miles on it, so those miles cost an additional 25 cents each not including electricity. I believe the Oatmeal Cream Pies I occasionally snack on at work are ~300cal...or ~3miles' worth of calories...if I fueled on them alone that's 17 cents/mile for food. So running outside (shoes being the only clothing depreciated) 13+17 = 30 cents/mile On treadmill it's up to 55 cents/mile
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Whoa, $10/month in gas? How's that work? Isn't time a factor in efficiency?
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What about the costs of socks...and bandaids?
I also spend about $50 a week on gas
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What about the costs of socks...and bandaids? I also spend about $50 a week on gas
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What about those folks who drive somewhere to run. Imagine their accounting horror.
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Or fly somewhere to run. We're not even adding in race fees, hotel, eating out, airport parking, pet sitters....
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