Originally Posted by rowan

I thought $0.10 per kilometre sounded "expensive" until I worked it out for my car...

14L / 100km average consumption (6 cylinder 4.0 litre w/ full time climate control)

x $AUD1.60 per litre cost

= $AUD22.40 per 100km

or $AUD0.224 per km (about $USD0.22/km or $0.35 per mile)

I know some people who travel every day to a job 100km away. Obviously the fuel consumption is better at highway speeds but it's still a fair amount of petrol (around $USD30 per day), and more importantly, wear and tear on the mechanicals. To stick to defined service intervals they'd need to have their car done every 45-60 days.