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Originally Posted by midnight rumbler
* Gear Vendors Units = Upwards of $5,000.00, how long will it take from a 2-4 MPG increase to pay that off?
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Probably more computationally convenient think in terms of how far until it pays off.
Gear Vendors is upwards of $5,000.00 new and commercially installed - considerably less if it's used and installed by yourself.
Of course pay off distance is heavily dependent on the price of fuel.
Just for giggles assume:
- Current MPG = 11
- FE gain from Gear Vendors is 10%, so projected MPG is 12.1.
- Commercially installed new Gear Vendors = $5,000.
- User installed used Gear Vendors = $2,000.
If fuel is $2.00 per gallon, pay off begins at ~300,000 miles new & ~120,000 miles used.
If fuel is $3.00 per gallon, pay off begins at ~200,000 miles new & ~80,000 miles used.
If fuel is $4.00 per gallon, pay off begins at ~150,000 miles new & ~60,000 miles used.
If you're driving a commercial delivery route and average 50,000 - 60,000 mile s per year the last two sets of numbers for used equipment starts to look intriguing. Finding the used Gear Vendors appropriate for your transmission at a reasonable price will require lots of good luck and probably a considerably amount of hunting.