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The price of fuel looms large in people's minds, since it is so visible, but if you actually keep track, it just doesn't add up to much compared to the cost of
by to3m 15y ago
The price of fuel looms large in people's minds, since it is so visible, but if you actually keep track, it just doesn't add up to much compared to the cost of the average new car. Just goes to show, measure before you optimize :)
- ekianjo 15y agoYeah. it's all about perception. Since you refuel often, you see the fuel cost much more often than the actual initial car costs. It's constantly in a "top of mind" position for consumers. You can find the same phenomena across different fields. Like when you hear about people dying from cancer the whole time on TV, you may feel there is a great risk to actually get it anytime, while in fact, the main key factor to develop cancer is simply "age" (there are, of course, young folks diagnosed with cancer, but it's a clear minority).