operating cost per mile

PittSpeed Automotive
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I submit that the operating cost of my '03 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is currently about 32 cents per mile, since Oct '03:

around 51500 miles
around $11000 spent on fuel
around $500 for a set of tires at nearly 35000 miles
around $2000 in routine service and maintenance and inspections
around $3000 in insurance

if you include the purchase price of it (with platinum warranty, tax/title/out the door of 27K), the total operation and ownership is currently around 84-ish cents per overall mile. I’m fairly impressed for what it is and how hard I drive it.

I’m due for tires, so at 52000 I’ll be up another 500 for tires probably and that puts me up at 33 cents per mile if I did it today.

Does anyone here keep the operating cost per mile on their vehicles? I’d like to see the real-world numbers from some pittspeeders and what rides they kept the numbers in.

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If I drove mine, I could do that.

Last year though I did that with my wife’s 2002 Neon…arrived at 13.5 cents/mile. That number is pretty low, due to the fact that it was before she destroyed the tranny twice.

3

Don’t forget your insurance costs.

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:rofl: Justin, I like your results and can respect your findings. :beer:

But, damn your definitely a nerd :kiss:

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Including the purchase price of the Accord, I’m probably around 20-25 cents per mile. ($3K car / 40 k miles) :slight_smile:

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I try not to think about it…

My 05 CBR was pretty awesome though. I put an exhaust on it and never even changed the oil. Although I really didn’t put many miles on it before selling. Notwithstanding insurance I got paid to ride that.

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Jackdup: What are this guy’s operating costs per mile?

Link to million mile truck:
http://www.pittspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41906

300 oil changes. Make sure to adjust for change in gas prices from 1996-present. :stuck_out_tongue:

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I’ll crank that out later.

9

yeah me too. :wackit:

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Can you calculate costs per crank? Maybe energy produced?