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Old 07-11-2014, 08:22 AM   #25 (permalink)
cowmeat
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I just did the math on the Kammback I added, and I'll have to drive the Black Widow another 26,000 miles to break even
It was an impulse buy, but I already forgave myself cause it looks way cool!

2.7 extra mpg over 58 avg (if the Kammback did that) = .046% increase in mpg
70 bucks cost of Kammback divided by 3.50 avg price per gallon = 20 gallons cost
20 gallons divided by .046 increase in mpg = 434 gallons to break even
434 gallons X 60.7 mpg = 26,344 miles to break even

Be careful what you spend on your mods, people . . . .some of them only sound like a good idea, but on paper, they don't really add up! That mod was only 70 bucks, and it will take over two years to recoup the cost, if my car lasts that long*

*sorry, forgot to add that my math does NOT factor in either coolness factor or bragging rights, which are very tangible though hard to put a dollar amount to . . .would I have bought that Kammback knowing the math ahead of time? Hell yes I would have!
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