RedScare Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 In honor of oil prices reaching $64.00 today (it settled at only $63.94), and that rather lame study on transportation costs in another thread, I thought we'd conduct our own study at HAIF. What does it cost you daily to get to work and back? Include miles and mpg, with gas at $2.33 per gallon, tolls and parking. If you pay monthly, divide by 22 (work days in a month). I drive 4 miles each way from the Heights to downtown. My 4WD Toyota Tundra gets 13 mpg in the city. Parking is $81.19 per month, or $3.69 per day. Gas 1.43 Park 3.69 Total 5.12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirzania Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I wish I paid that Red... Gas $2.47 Park Free, amazingly MPG 18 (Highway) Gallons in tank 15 Miles in a workday 65 (est.) Total $10.25 a day I think I did that right... Math isn't my strong suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I have been making regular trips back and froth between Houston and Bastrop. It is close to $30 per trip now. But that price reflects pulling a trailer load one way. That has all but stopped now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 Oh, I don't get gas for $1.43 a gallon! That's how much it cost me a day to drive to work and back at $2.33 a gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirzania Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Oh, I don't get gas for $1.43 a gallon! That's how much it cost me a day to drive to work and back at $2.33 a gallon. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, see I just figured you had your own gas refinery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 Well, I wouldn't call it a refinery. But, the still I have in the back yard does produce some potent fuel. PS - Don't tell the revenuers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbyaustex Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 What about the cost of insurance? You have to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirzania Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 What about the cost of insurance? You have to have it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You do? With all the people that have run into me, you wouldn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbyaustex Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 In a perfect world they would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 18 miles each way to work in a '97 Saturn w/ 30 mpg fuel eff. (all highway driving to work at 75 mph)Therefore, I use 0.6 gallons of gas each way, or 1.2 gallons of gas per day.At $2.33/gallon, I spend $2.80/day in gas round-trip.Add in a $1.00 toll for the Westpark Toll Road (I take the toll road in the mornings, and the free Westpark lanes in the evenings)No parking fees.So:Gas = $2.80Toll = $1.00Total = $3.80/dayI never realized it added up to that much every day...at 5 days/week, that's $19.00/week or almost $1,000.00/year! I'm glad I just quit smoking...the savings will pay for my gas (at today's prices at least) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Taking the Park and Ride - $5.35 including gas to the P&R.Driving downtown - $10.50 including parking and gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Taking the Park and Ride - $5.35 including gas to the P&R.Driving downtown - $10.50 including parking and gas.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>So driving costs twice as much as taking Park and Ride.Just curious, which one is faster? Do you have to compromise time to save $$$, or are you saving time and $$$ by taking the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Driving myself in is faster 85% of the time. But I also take Eastex, which is the last Park and Ride before downtown.I mainly take the bus for environmental reasons, and to take advantage of reading memos about my TPS Reports on the bus.And right now, as I watch this storm approach downtown, I wish I had my HEMI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 And right now, as I watch this storm approach downtown, I wish I had my HEMI!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just as I read that there was a huge thunderclap. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I mainly take the bus for environmental reasons, and to take advantage of reading memos about my TPS Reports on the bus. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's very left coast of you... Oh, did get the memo? Yeah, we're going to need you to put new coversheets on the TPS reports before they go out, okay? That'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 9 miles RT normally, 4 miles if i'm on-site. 28 mpg, premiumgas: $.8/dayparking: freealso, don't forget about wear and tear on your car, maintenance, etc. the government rate they reimburse you for using your personal car is $.375/mile currently. this includes gas, insurance, wear and tear, maintenance, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orikal Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Commute from Midtown to 290 & 34th area about 11 miles (I do a lot of driving on the weekends though).Drive an 05 Civic @ about 30 mpg.Free parking.Insurance is about $83/mo.Costs about $25 per week to drive my car (commuting and pleasure use).May be moving into Oak Forest, then I'll just ride my bike to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringTX Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I walk to work. I pay $0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 hmm - both cars get about 30-35 mpg (i'll use 30 since it seems the med center area siphons it...).about 15 miles round trip, a half a gallon a day and at 2.29 on average.so $1.15 a day for gasplus i pay about $400 a year to parkplus about $120 a month in insurance (for two vehicles).bleh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well, everyone, adjust your numbers upward. New record price of gas is $2.35. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3302606California is at $2.65 for gas, and $3.00 for Diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirzania Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well, everyone, adjust your numbers upward. New record price of gas is $2.35. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aye, and we'll never see $1.75 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Well, everyone, adjust your numbers upward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 We've been spoiled, that's for sure. Honestly, it's amazing that the price has stayed low for as long as it has considering we consume 18 million barrels of oil a day in the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 The shame is that at this price, we get nothing out of it. At least in Europe, the high price is mostly taxes that are used to build road and mass transit infrastructure. The high price also forced people to convert to efficient autos. Here, most of that money is going to foreign governments, since we produce only a third of our oil, and because the dollar is so weak. What's left goes mostly to the oil companies. Very little goes to road infrastructure, because the tax hasn't been raised to match inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 44 miles roundtrip between my home and IAH, at the 40.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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