Guy came and bought my car last night.\u00a0 Goodbye little Nissan Altima.\u00a0 In the end, here are some of the stats:<\/p>\n
Years owned: 10.2 (15 total years old)
\nMileage I put on it:\u00a0 138,000 miles (197000 total miles)
\n# tanks of gas: 424 (approx)
\n# gallons of gas: 5520
\nCost of that gas ($2 avg): $11,040
\nPrice of vehicle\/years owned: $945\/year
\nCost of driving\/owning per year (vehicle+gas cost): $2049\/year
\nInsurance+repairs would have been about:\u00a0 $1200\/year<\/p>\n
Cost of driving per year = $3249<\/p>\n
So when your teen comes wanting a car, put this figure in front of him\/her and see if they want to put that kind of money down per year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Guy came and bought my car last night.\u00a0 Goodbye little Nissan Altima.\u00a0 In the end, here are some of the stats: Years owned: 10.2 (15 total years old) Mileage I put on it:\u00a0 138,000 miles (197000 total miles) # tanks of gas: 424 (approx) # gallons of gas: 5520 Cost of that gas ($2 avg): $11,040 Price of vehicle\/years owned: $945\/year Cost of driving\/owning per year (vehicle+gas cost): $2049\/year Insurance+repairs would have been about:\u00a0 $1200\/year Cost of driving per year…<\/p>\n