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| quote: | Originally posted by tmft
Because I am a big geek:
Let's assume the car gets 30 miles per gallon, & gas costs $1.80/gallon. Your cost of travelling a mile is 6 cents.
Houston>>Miami is approximatelly 1225 miles, or 2450 miles total.
Gas cost ~ $147 total. If Pete & Matt split that, that's $74 each. If they find a 3rd or even 4th passenger, cost goes down to $49 or $37 each.
As Daydreamer points out, this does not account for the lost wages/productivity for the time spent on the road (a minimum of one day each way). If you're employed, and your daily wage is $75, add $150 to account for missing 2 days work
So...with 2 riders, cost for driving == $225
With 4 in the car, cost for driving == $187 (roughly equivalent to a $180 airfare)
Unaccounted for is where (if anywhere) you'll stay on the way--you could start at 5 AM, & drive all day, arriving at 1 AM the next day---that's a whole bunch of driving.
Driving doesn't really seem to save much money if you're employed. If you're not employed with more time than money, it does save money as long as there's more than just the driver in the car.
This is assuming the driver is nice & splits the gas money evenly, without citing the "Ass, grass, or Gas...noone rides for free" rule & makes the passenger pick up the gas to makeup for the wear & tear on the car itself.
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Lmaoooo E you crack me up
ps: enlighten me on how I go about spelling your name so I can stop calling you E... as great as E sounds right now. Ahem.
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