20 cents a mile 2004 civic

Thanks for the info - I own a 2004 Civic myself and have wondered how I should calculate costs for buisness trips. :D

"rick++" wrote: > During a slow snowy weekend I finally spreadsheeted three > years of > Honda bills > and came up with about 20 cents a mile operating cost for my > civic > (40K miles). > That includes gasoline, maintenance, insurance, but not > depreciation. > My 1990 average 11 cents a mile over its lifetime, when gas > was > cheaper. > Insurance hasnt changed that much over the decades. Age > discounts > tend to counteract inflation. > Its was very short spreadsheet. Besides the seven periodic > maintenances, > there was failed pollution sensor (warranty) and new winter > tires. > Not much.

You should use the official IRS number of $.485 per mile. Having an efficient car will allow you save money then. When I add in depreciation, I get 29 cents. The average SUV is something like 70 cents altogether.

$.485 being the rate for 2007.

The rate for 2006 is $0.445

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