Free Car Day! Or the day your car pays for itself.

[Xist]

I am not positive that I remembered to log all of my fuel, but it looks like I have driven Chorizo 12,467.6 miles in nineteen months, Lifetime Fuel Economy: 44.3 mpg (US), Total fuel used: 281.4 gal (US), 1065.2 L, Total cost: $616.05. I could have sold Bacon for what I paid for Chorizo, although I thought I could get more out of it. I was getting 27 MPG in my Forester, so if I improved enough that that became my average, I should have saved about $394.78 in gas.

I would have saved thousands if I just sold my Subaru when I replaced it.

[Fat Charlie]

You kind of tried to sell it.

[bentring]

Are we talking about saved money over EPA or over the vehicle it replaced?

It will take me a really long time and many, many gallons before Vera pays for herself if compared to the previous vehicle, but I will get there eventually.

If we are talking about over EPA, then the car literally might not last that long before enough is replaced that it's even the same car. If that's the case then I should have named her Car of Theseus.

[Hatchtastic]

I was personally talking about how much my new car is supposed to save me over my old car on my new longer commute. But if your driving and ecomods get you over EPA and it eventually pays for itself that way, double bonus!

I was just suggesting a thread like sort of like the car's birthday or something, or in the style of a Dave Ramsey WE'RE DEBT FREE!!!! phone call on the radio. Mark the day.

[cowmeat]

Black Widow paid itself off in less than six months from the gas savings.

I bought Black Widow for a grand, and immediately went from 12 mpg in my Land Rover to 43 mpg in the Festiva. I drive over 12K miles a year, and gas was over 3.50 a gallon at the time, so in less than six months the car was free and clear.

From the remainder of the savings from driving Black Widow for over two years, I was able to pay cash for Turtle, my first Insight.

[Insight for life]

Originally Posted by Hatchtastic

... or in the style of a Dave Ramsey WE'RE DEBT FREE!!!! phone call on the radio. Mark the day.

I am a big Dave Ramsey fan!

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by bentring

If we are talking about over EPA, then the car literally might not last that long before enough is replaced that it's even the same car. If that's the case then I should have named her Car of Theseus.

As long as the bodyshell is the same, even if it would eventually have many patches to fix rust holes, that would still be the same car

[elhigh]

Ouch. Based on these results I'll have to drive the Honda another 20 years to save the equivalent in its purchase price.

The savings against my truck should be much, much higher but there's another 20 years' worth of gas records that aren't on the Ecomodder fuel log.

[elhigh]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

As long as the bodyshell is the same, even if it would eventually have many patches to fix rust holes, that would still be the same car

Grandpa's axe. Replaced the handle three times and the head at least once, but it's been a great axe for 50 years.

[Fat Charlie]

What I'm getting over EPA is what I'm saving. What I'm getting (including the over EPA gain) over the last car is what the car is saving.