Is renting a vehicle for a vacation worth the expense? The math screams yes!

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, June 11th, 2009

frugal living by Ray @ EasyLivingSherpa


Planning on taking a road trip this summer?

Doing a little mathematics coupled with some easily obtainable statistics,(Google anyone?) can save you and your family a lot of money in travel expenses.
Let's break down the average cost for a 2400 mile trip.
First, maintenance costs over the length of a trip can be fairly significant. The average vehicle has 5.2 cents per mile in maintenance costs (Excluding fuel, oil, tire wear, coolant, etc.) That is a total of 451.34 cents.

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