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Old 07-12-2013, 02:19 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wdb View Post
Whoa whoa whoa. Are you seriously recommending driving further just to save fuel? What does that make all of the other costs associated with driving a mile in an automobile - chopped liver?
if the fuel savings are high enough and the increase in daily mileage small enough % of total mileage driven then they may be chopped liver. Insurance, a portion of the depreciation and car payments are time rather than mileage. Oil is partly a time based expense as well.
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