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I was thinking about this the other day. My Kia Optima tells me I’ve averaged 25mph over the last 120k miles. That means I’ve gotten about 4800 hours of life ou
by thechao 7y ago
I was thinking about this the other day. My Kia Optima tells me I’ve averaged 25mph over the last 120k miles. That means I’ve gotten about 4800 hours of life out of the car. If I take care of the car, I have an easy 3200 more hours. This would give me ~8000 operating hours. Acquisition was 15k$ (used) and yearly maintenance will probably average to ~100$/300hrs. So total life cost of the car will be ~18k$/8000hrs. That gives me an amortized cost of 2.25$/hour.
Mind you, I drive a lot of easy 55mph, in central Texas.
- purplezooey 7y agowe should put hour meters on cars like we do on boats
- RandomBacon 7y agoMy pickup truck has one, I was pleasantly-surprised to see it. You're right though, all cars should have it. Cars idleing for hours puts wear-and-tear on the engine that isn't evident by the odometer.