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ashetlandponyI obviously fail as a Californian. :)
I know I don't use my car much, but until I kept track of exactly how many times I drove last year, I didn't realize just how little time I spend behind the wheel (or how much time I spend at home).
Turns out I used my car only 125 times in 2017, which is basically once every 3 days.
Also, last year, I only used 84 gallons of gas, which cost a total of $237.65. (Avg. $19.80/month on a $20/month gas budget.)
I didn't keep precise track of my mileage, but I know my car gets roughly 21 miles/gallon, so using 84 gallons works out to approx. 1,750 miles traveled in 2017.
1,750 miles divided by 125 = 14 miles round-trip on average.
Farthest distance I drove from home: 18.5 miles (the mall, which is a 37-mile round-trip).
I paid $1,600 for my car 8 years ago. (Cost of ownership: $200/year.)
No repairs at all in 2017. (For a 25-year-old 'beater', my Volvo 240 is a -very- reliable car.)
One oil change: $40.
Two new tires: $185.
Total maintenance: $225.
Insurance: $245. (Basically $2 to the insurance company every time my car leaves the garage. Ridiculous!)
Registration: $135. (Going up $25 in 2018, I understand, for a car my age.)
So, all tolled, excluding the per-year cost of what I paid for it originally, operating my car cost me $842.65 last year, or $2.30 per day. :)
Finally, it takes me about 2 hours on average to do my chores, so 125 x 2 means I was out in the world about 250 hours give-or-take in 2017, and with 8760 hours in a year, that translates to being at home about 97% of the time: a fact I'm sure my dogs appreciate. :)
I know I don't use my car much, but until I kept track of exactly how many times I drove last year, I didn't realize just how little time I spend behind the wheel (or how much time I spend at home).
Turns out I used my car only 125 times in 2017, which is basically once every 3 days.
Also, last year, I only used 84 gallons of gas, which cost a total of $237.65. (Avg. $19.80/month on a $20/month gas budget.)
I didn't keep precise track of my mileage, but I know my car gets roughly 21 miles/gallon, so using 84 gallons works out to approx. 1,750 miles traveled in 2017.
1,750 miles divided by 125 = 14 miles round-trip on average.
Farthest distance I drove from home: 18.5 miles (the mall, which is a 37-mile round-trip).
I paid $1,600 for my car 8 years ago. (Cost of ownership: $200/year.)
No repairs at all in 2017. (For a 25-year-old 'beater', my Volvo 240 is a -very- reliable car.)
One oil change: $40.
Two new tires: $185.
Total maintenance: $225.
Insurance: $245. (Basically $2 to the insurance company every time my car leaves the garage. Ridiculous!)
Registration: $135. (Going up $25 in 2018, I understand, for a car my age.)
So, all tolled, excluding the per-year cost of what I paid for it originally, operating my car cost me $842.65 last year, or $2.30 per day. :)
Finally, it takes me about 2 hours on average to do my chores, so 125 x 2 means I was out in the world about 250 hours give-or-take in 2017, and with 8760 hours in a year, that translates to being at home about 97% of the time: a fact I'm sure my dogs appreciate. :)
