[Cialug] Question

[Todd Walton]

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 7:59 PM, kristau <kristau at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, you probably need to narrow it down further. Your original
> question was kind of like asking, "I'm buying an average car. How much
> should I expect to spend on fuel and maintenance every year?"

http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_23.html

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_gnd_dcus_r20_w.htm

$2870 in fuel, apparently.  Given some (probably safe) assumptions:
You're male, 35-50 years old, you live here in the Midwest, gas prices
will average $3.50 a gallon this year, you're buying a four-wheeled
two-axle vehicle.

--
Todd