My ACTION to reduce gas consumption!
I have a fully depreciated 1995 4x4 1500 Dodge Ram extended cab pick-up with 186,000 miles on it. I was going to replace it with a new "HEMI" last year. I have decided to buy a VW Passat TDI diesel instead. I am going to burn bio diesel and get 38 mpg. I will keep the truck for the days I need the 4x4 and the utility of the truck. Here are the back of the envelope #'s that made me stop and think about what I could do to conserve $ and gas.
Truck = 14 mpg.
Passat = 38 mpg.
186,000 miles @ 14 mpg = 13,285 gallons of gas
186,000 miles at 38 mpg = 4,894 gallons of gas
NET SAVINGS = 8,390 gallons
8,390 gallons at $3.00/gallon gas is $25,170 SAVINGS
" " $4.00/gallon gas is $33,560 " "
" " $5.00/gallon gas is $41,800 " "
What do you think the average price of a gallon of gas will be over the next 10 years?
Now the good part, I am going to buy the Passat with some of the money I have made on TGA, DNO.OL, PAR.OL, and BSIC.ob!!!!
Kipp
