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[quote user="tomikawaTT"][quote user="Safety Valve"] My car ran about 170 in gas this month. That is 2000 dollars a year for all driving, not just commute. Insurance is extra.[/quote]Right.  Now, how about the cost of the car itself?  Unless you won it on The Price is Right, it wasn't free.Just registering my family's two vehicles cost me more than your month's gas, plus $60 for smog checks.[#oops] Almost forgot about scheduled and unscheduled maintenance...OTOH, my cost to commute is zero, zilch, nada.  That's one advantage of being retired.  Still, I'd welcome a local mass transit system that would clear the smog-belchers (including mine) off the streets.  (The local solution is busses.  IMHO, this is not an improvement!)Chuck[/quote]We got it for a 4 year term, the cost of the car was so little against our savings, we expect to have it paid off within the year, eliminating that monthly payment. In fact we are experiencing increased profits in the budget and may accelerate that payoff date closer.We were considering a Import at the time which was almost double the cost but twice the mileage. We are glad we didnt buy it because it is really too "Kindergarden" for the bad quality freeways around my area. We prefer bigger vehicles because they can withstand road wear and tear better.After it's paid off, the final operating cost will be just about .11 a mile. We get re-imbursed at .14 at work so we're happy. We have been changing our employment situation to stay close to home and be very independant from the necessity to commute daily.We have hedged our bets by keeping employment options open to those who offer Van Transport so we dont have to buy a drop of gas to get to and from work.
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