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I was talking about a straight through run between home and the destination.
When your lolly gaging across the country all bets are off when it comes to saving gas. When your on the road two hours between stops you can cruise along at 55 mph. I was just making a point if your driving really long distance with out stopping or sightseeing.
I drive to Fl because it is far cheaper than flying and renting a car for week to ten days. I used the 2,000 mile distance to make a point. Anytime your driving solo the break even point is about 1000-1200 miles compared to flying. Anything over 1,200 miles it is far cheaper to fly and rent a car.
You drive the wife and two kids to Disney from Chicago in a mini van getting 24 mpg it is far cheaper than flying the family in for the vacation.
Flying is $1510 plus car rental of a Malibu for a week $516. $2,026
Driving $270 round trip.
It would take about 19-20 house to drive. The difference of $1,756 would pay for 1/2 a week at Disney with all the bells and whistles. Plus you can stop and sight see on your way down to Disney.
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