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Originally Posted by Mister-B
Here are some numbers to help. I figured gas at $3 a gallon, which is the rate today at Costco for regular unleaded. I figured you'd drive an average of 9k Highway miles, and figured the 700r4 at 17mpg Highway, and the th350 at 12mpg Highway. (your mileage may vary, quite literally). I show you'd save $662 per year in gas, which would take you 3.3 years to earn back, assuming you keep doing the same exact thing, and don't give up and get a civic or something for Highway driving.
9,000÷17
=529.4117647059
529.4117647059×3.00
=1,588.2352941176
9,000÷12
=750
750×3.00
=2,250
2,250−1,588
=662
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I like how your brain works, I actually crunched the same numbers, just with a different price per gallon. Taking CPI into account. I think that the question comes down also to how long I plan on having/using the truck, which is until I pass it on to my kids 30 years down the road.