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XSMP
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http://www.metrostlouis.org/GettingStarted/TryTransit/costofdriving.asp

135/month
1620/anually

5/21/2008 9:31:57 PM

BigMan157
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going by the presets and the cost of gas i saw today:

Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $1660.11
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $19921.32

[Edited on May 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM. Reason : though i don't pay my insurance so it's less than that - still, goddamn]

5/21/2008 9:35:01 PM

tsavla
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yay for me! public transport ftw!

5/21/2008 9:36:21 PM

baonest
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when i worked in chapel hill (ended a month ago)

173.87
2086.44

in raleigh

23.87
286.44

[Edited on May 21, 2008 at 9:37 PM. Reason : BTW this is for $0 maintenance since i dont remember doing it/do it myself]

5/21/2008 9:37:04 PM

ncsuapex
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Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $ 2316
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 27792




But after next week it will drop to

Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $ 92.64
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 1111.68

5/21/2008 9:38:07 PM

lafta
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$9,932/ yr for me

5/21/2008 9:38:22 PM

Biofreak70
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god damn... i might be looking at getting a motorcycle, because in a year or two, it would actually come out cheaper (including cost of the motorcycle)

5/21/2008 9:41:34 PM

ALkatraz
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If I can land this job near my place...

Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $101.90
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 1222.80

6mi. round trip
15 mpg
$3.75 for gas

5/21/2008 9:42:58 PM

BigMan157
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my numbers:

110 miles round trip

25mpg

$3.79/gal

5/21/2008 9:44:05 PM

bassjunkie
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$419.02 / $5,028.24

with the .$52 / mile preset maintenance, ins. etc.

Might sell out to a Prius or tool it up in a mini cooper

ncsuapex you should get a boat with extra $$

5/21/2008 10:02:37 PM

rjrgrl
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old addy and current work address : 6 miles round trip
Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $ 84.43
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 1013.16


new addy and current (or new) work address : 13 miles round trip
(new addy is right in the middle)
Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $ 182.94
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 2195.28

5/21/2008 10:19:26 PM

DiscGolfer
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$0. Employer pays for gas. Trust me though, it's not worth it.

5/21/2008 10:27:31 PM

Fumbler
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hmmm.

Assuming I drive to work, then home for lunch, then back, for 4 days out of the week (drive the work truck on avg once a week) then it's somewhere around $400 per year at $3.80/gal.

I drive a truck with shitty gas milage, but I only live 1.5 mi away.

5/21/2008 11:18:26 PM

Stein
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If you count the fact that I drive home for lunch every day with $4.00 gas getting 25 mpg:

Monthly: $300.08
Annual: $3600.96

If you count just going to work the first time and leaving at the end of the day with $4.00 gas getting 25 mpg:

Monthly: $150.04
Annual: $1800.48

Man, it makes buying this place 100% worth it.

[Edited on May 21, 2008 at 11:35 PM. Reason : .]

5/21/2008 11:34:08 PM

DiscGolfer
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i drive for my work, if i had to pay for gas, it'd be around ~$325/week, ~$1300/month, ~$15,600/year

5/21/2008 11:40:14 PM

Scuba Steve
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I ride a scooter to work and class

$6 a month, $72 a year

5/21/2008 11:41:26 PM

Nitrocloud
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During my co-op rotation I averaged $440/mo. in gasoline. It was no big deal though, it was less than apartment costs and I was bringing in a good sum of money. Wouldn't mind something like an XR650L for a commuting vehicle, even a street legal XR400 would be nice. I could convert my TT-225-R to something street legal I would believe, it has mounts for everything, and electric start.

The main problem is that I don't really want to have insurance and tags and have to pay for parts (switches, lights, tires, helmet for on-road, riding clothes). Basically, I'm lazy and/or apathetic.

5/21/2008 11:41:51 PM

TKE-Teg
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Using my car to get to work:

$494.07/month
$5928.84/year

(thats a lot for only a 17 mile round trip per work day)

Thats a real bitch b/c before my company moved and made taking the subway a real bitch all I spent was $80/month on an unlimited subway card. Thanks a lot jackasses. But now with gas prices going up so high and my car falling apart I might resort back to public transit, even it if means doubling my commute (to an hour) and taking 2 subways and one bus

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 12:41 AM. Reason : k]

5/22/2008 12:40:13 AM

lmnop
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$573.44 a month? That doesn't seem right.

5/22/2008 12:50:27 AM

ShawnaC123
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148.28 a month


but that's for the summer with me just driving to work and not school too

5/22/2008 1:06:56 AM

MaximaDrvr

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$50 a month or so during the school year.

5/22/2008 1:07:20 AM

bmdurham
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28 miles roundtrip
Monthly: 322.94
Annually: 3875.28

I wanna buy a motorcycle. I would cycle to work but its just not practical as there are no friendly bike lanes.



Not sure if the caluclator is accurate. Try inputing a high number in the MPG, like 120 or 999.

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 11:21 AM. Reason : ]

5/22/2008 11:19:26 AM

jetskipro
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monthly: $133.28
annually: $1,599.36

5/22/2008 11:25:07 AM

Arab13
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$335.09
$4021.08

but soon to drop to

$50
$600

5/22/2008 11:30:03 AM

pilgrimshoes
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Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $ 59.49
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 713.88


if it really got to it, i could walk to my downtown office from my house (~0.75 mi), and hop the shuttle to my main office 4 miles away.

but for that price, it's hardly worth it

5/22/2008 11:32:37 AM

sd2nc
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That depreciation/repair/insurance thing is too high for my 95 Camry. If you have a POS drop the cost per mile to .10 or .20 to get a more realistic number.

5/22/2008 11:35:43 AM

blah
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Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $169.92
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $2039.04

5/22/2008 11:36:35 AM

RSXTypeS
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$344 / month
$4100 / year


5/22/2008 11:43:16 AM

Str8BacardiL
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$15 per day just in fuel, that is why I quit my jerb.

5/22/2008 11:44:02 AM

shmorri2
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15 mi round trip
22 trips to work
16 mpg, avg cost per mile $0.55

$4.00/gal for premium...

Monthly: $264
Annual: $3168

Not bad I guess... Oh who am I kidding

5/22/2008 11:57:00 AM

TKE-Teg
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Quote :
"If you have a POS drop the cost per mile to .10 or .20 to get a more realistic number.
"


Except that if you drive a POS then you'll be paying a lot in maintenance.

5/22/2008 12:12:30 PM

ssjamind
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115.20 monthly
1382.40 annually

not terrible

5/22/2008 12:12:52 PM

elkaybie
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monthly: 612.06
yearly: 7344.72

5/22/2008 12:24:59 PM

NyM410
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I fill up about once a week at ~$40-42... so whatever that is.

Regular is up to $4.07 though

5/22/2008 12:27:51 PM

DROD900
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Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: $ 469.62
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $ 5639.04

FUCK

5/22/2008 12:28:29 PM

TKE-Teg
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^^$4.15 here

5/22/2008 12:29:01 PM

AndyMac
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48.94
587.28

yay for work being 3 miles away!

5/22/2008 12:31:26 PM

Stein
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They need boxs for a few more things.

Monthly car insurance and yearly property tax are some quick ones. Tire cost and interval between changing would also be nice.

-Quinn

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 12:53 PM. Reason : laptop haxed]

5/22/2008 12:53:22 PM

Erfdawg
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I'm not so sure about item #6 on that form. The standard number (0.522) sets my monthly cost at $568. If I set it to 0 the cost drops to $130. That 0.522 includes things like insurance, financing costs, depreciation, etc. But it gives no real indication on the impact each factor has. So if I wasn't paying insurance what would it be? I'd still need to pay insurance even if I was driving 10 miles a month. Plus my car is paid off so how does that factor in?

Either way I work too far away to ride a bike, the buses don't run on convenient schedules, and there is no fucking way I am moving to Durham to be closer to my job.

5/22/2008 1:08:11 PM

ussjbroli
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if i do my car maintenance myself it goes from 250 a month to 54... i like that number better

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 1:21 PM. Reason : .]

5/22/2008 1:20:39 PM

NutGrass
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company gives me a truck, insurance, gas, etc.

5/22/2008 1:28:09 PM

djeternal
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Monthly: 1186.24
Yearly: 14234.88

I work in Outside sales and put around 30k miles a year on my car. Luckily my company covers a lot of the cost.

5/22/2008 2:16:15 PM

NutGrass
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^welcome back. first time i've seen you online in years.

5/22/2008 2:23:49 PM

djeternal
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they always come back

5/22/2008 2:24:13 PM

NutGrass
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hahahha.

5/22/2008 2:24:52 PM

blasphemour
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I think this site is measuring your one way x2 already...cause if i put in my round trip...there is no way this is right.

Round trip for only 36 miles is
Your MONTHLY commuting cost is:$604
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $7248

The one way of 18 miles is

Your MONTHLY commuting cost is:$302
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: $3624

which seems more accurate.

5/22/2008 2:25:45 PM

jetskipro
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5/22/2008 3:26:07 PM

XSMP
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it's not quite a perfect calculator but it's good enough for a thread on tww

5/22/2008 3:26:23 PM

Jeepin4x4
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200.34/
2404.98

5/22/2008 3:28:50 PM

FykalJpn
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Your MONTHLY commuting cost is: 36.94
Your ANNUAL commuting cost is: 443.28

...back when i was gainfully employed

5/22/2008 3:30:10 PM

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