To All,
On some things I am very, very sloppy. Freely admitted.
On other things I have become extremely anal, like keeping track of gasoline expenditures.
I just thought I would share this to illustrate what our burden is for getting from Point A to Point B.
The car I drive is a 2002 Volvo S80, non turbo, either five (5) or six (6) cylinder depending on where I read (I am NO car guy.)
So, In 2010 I:
Drove 17,977 miles;
Bought 756.184 Gallons of Premium gasoline;
and Paid a total of $2,203.25 for the privilege of driving from A to B.
I also averaged 24.2361 Miles per Gallon.
I averaged $2.91 per gallon over the entire year.
This is compared to 2009 where I:
Drove 17,914 miles (less than 1% less)
Bought 747.56 Gallons of Premium gasoline (1.2% less)
and Paid a total of $1,851.61 over the year (16% less)
The average price per gallon in 2009 was $2.483 over the entire year.
My mileage in 2009 was 24.7534.
As I purchased new tires earlier this year I don't see why my mileage has decreased...?
In 2010 I did take a long road trip to Tulsa Oklahoma for the largest Gun Show in the United State.
That show added 1,795.1 miles and I got a high of 28.7589 MPG on that trip. I will try to do this trip again in 2011. What's 1,800 miles and $204 in gas to see the largest collection of guns for sale in one place, I ask you???
If we think it doesn't add up, it does! I wish I had kept that $2,203.25 in my pocket, but then how would I have gotten from A to B?
Regards,
Doug
On some things I am very, very sloppy. Freely admitted.
On other things I have become extremely anal, like keeping track of gasoline expenditures.
I just thought I would share this to illustrate what our burden is for getting from Point A to Point B.
The car I drive is a 2002 Volvo S80, non turbo, either five (5) or six (6) cylinder depending on where I read (I am NO car guy.)
So, In 2010 I:
Drove 17,977 miles;
Bought 756.184 Gallons of Premium gasoline;
and Paid a total of $2,203.25 for the privilege of driving from A to B.
I also averaged 24.2361 Miles per Gallon.
I averaged $2.91 per gallon over the entire year.
This is compared to 2009 where I:
Drove 17,914 miles (less than 1% less)
Bought 747.56 Gallons of Premium gasoline (1.2% less)
and Paid a total of $1,851.61 over the year (16% less)
The average price per gallon in 2009 was $2.483 over the entire year.
My mileage in 2009 was 24.7534.
As I purchased new tires earlier this year I don't see why my mileage has decreased...?
In 2010 I did take a long road trip to Tulsa Oklahoma for the largest Gun Show in the United State.
That show added 1,795.1 miles and I got a high of 28.7589 MPG on that trip. I will try to do this trip again in 2011. What's 1,800 miles and $204 in gas to see the largest collection of guns for sale in one place, I ask you???
If we think it doesn't add up, it does! I wish I had kept that $2,203.25 in my pocket, but then how would I have gotten from A to B?
Regards,
Doug