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With the truck I would budget 1 tank per week. At 16 gallons I was usually fillin up around $50 a week. Then I was limited to 216 miles on that tank if I really tried hard. Using the average local gas prices today (which is cheaper than usual yay) of $3.05 I can determine:
Truck fill up 16 gallons = $48.80
Escort fill up 11.9 gallons = $36.30
If I go the easy route and just compare tank to tank I already save $12.50 right off the start, but then we factor in how far I can go. If I keep my weekly range to that of the truck, 216 miles, then the saving start to add up.
Truck 216 miles = 16 gallons or $48.30
Escort 216 miles = 6.17 gallons or $18.82
Savings = $29.48 per tank
Now, in reality, I DO tend to go further than 216 miles in a week since I can actually get away with it, so my savings are still a little lower than $30 a week but I find myself being able to stretch tank to a week and a half rather than a week and therefore saving myself almost 1 fill up per month which in the truck would be a free $50! I love being able to go places now too which is another immessurable (sp) gain! Im actually taking the gain out of my fuel budget to pay myself back for what I bought the car for lol, another little game to try and add some motivation to get better and better MPG!
Matt
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