People have started crying about gas prices being speculated to rise to $5.00 soon. Then these same people get in their full size, extended cab trucks and drive away. I wonder if they know that keeping all that junk in the bed of their truck day in and day out is killing their already bad gas mileage.
Gas prices have always made a difference. Not just when they hit a new high or a seasonal peak.
I ride my TW to work (about 5500 miles a year). I get about 60 miles to the gallon doing so. While my car gets about 13 miles to the gallon (5.2 liter V8).
Let's say gas is $3.00 a gallon and do some math.
(5,500 / 60) * $3.00 = $275
(5,500 / 13) * $3.00 = $1269
Looks like by riding the TW I save $994 (on gas alone) a year while also having fun * 2.
Same story on insurance, but that's another topic.

Gas prices have always made a difference. Not just when they hit a new high or a seasonal peak.
I ride my TW to work (about 5500 miles a year). I get about 60 miles to the gallon doing so. While my car gets about 13 miles to the gallon (5.2 liter V8).
Let's say gas is $3.00 a gallon and do some math.
(5,500 / 60) * $3.00 = $275
(5,500 / 13) * $3.00 = $1269
Looks like by riding the TW I save $994 (on gas alone) a year while also having fun * 2.
Same story on insurance, but that's another topic.
