Wear and tear

Is it just me--can everyone else see Maggie's avatar??? :blink:


And--as one whose commute is less than 2 miles...yeah, you'd miss the drive! And it does sound like the cost/benefit ratio does add up to keeping the far away job. What the cost of driving the Prius is sounds to be way less than stuff like health insurance (isn't it wonderful to live in the richest country in the world and have to worry about being able to afford health insurance?) and 9% FREE MONEY from your employer. I couldn't stand that many hours in a week in a car--not even my Prius! B)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(maggieddd @ Jun 22 2006, 06:52 PM) [snapback]275500[/snapback]</div>

I believe that $0.41/mile is the current gov't mileage rate. I found that, even before I owned a Prius, that whenever I used my car for work related travel I was way ahead if I was compensated for mileage. Based on better than average fuel economy (you'd be saving 10 gallons per week with the shorter commute) and lower anticipated maintenance costs for brakes and such, I would say that half of that mileage rate is more realistic. So if you took the new job at $5000/year less, the lower cost of driving and the salary decrease would be a wash.
So- take whichever job where you think you'd be happier!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(larkinmj @ Jun 25 2006, 02:11 AM) [snapback]276406[/snapback]</div>

It's $0.445 this year.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rufaro @ Jun 25 2006, 04:20 AM) [snapback]276405[/snapback]</div>

I can't see it?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(grasshopper @ Jun 25 2006, 07:40 AM) [snapback]276466[/snapback]</div>

Boy, am I glad you said that! If I'd'a asked my husband, he'd've said, no dear, I can see it fine, and what do you mean the lights are getting dim? :blink:

 

To actually answer your question, if you assume an average $3.00 per gallon and the mpg used to calculate the original figure was 25mpg, you'd go from .12 per mile in gas to .06 per mile in gas (assuming 50mpg for your Prius). The added savings on fewer oil changes and brake replacement are minimal on a per mile basis. The real wild-card is the depreciation portion, which is tough to figure given the current irrational market for used Prii. If Toyota ramps up production enough to meet new demand, the demand for used ones will go back to normal. So instead of using .41 per mile (although in 2006, the IRS deduction amount is .445 per mile), use .35 per mile. As someone who commutes 100 miles each way, I don't think I'd take a pay cut to reduce my commute unless the job itself was an improvement.