Reading around on here, a thought hit me. For the most part, we look at the cost of fuel of our cars. Drive less, drive more efficiently, and burn less fuel. Usually it seems as though the price of repairs and purchase are considered differently.
If you are here for economy, you care about getting the most distance per dollar put into your car.
If you consider the overall cost of the vehicle, (purchase price, taxes, repairs, maintenance, and fuel, maybe even traffic tickets), then you will see a bigger picture. And, this shows that the longer you keep the same car, the more economical it becomes.
For my truck, I am doing pretty poorly. I am at about $1/mile for my ownership.
Another way of looking at economy is the cost per time of service.
I am doing poorly there, too, coming in at nearly a grand per month
but these numbers keep going down over time.
What kind of overall numbers do you guys see?