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Has anyone figured out the operating cost of an m1078 per mile? Rough ballpark
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I don’t want to know…..Has anyone figured out the operating cost of an m1078 per mile? Rough ballpark
I feel ya…and I have a 6x6…I don’t want to know…..![]()
.I spent a few minutes on this. With upkeep, fuel, insurance and all, I think my MTV is in the $2.50 a mile range.... This, of course, is only a guess..
That $2.50 doesn't include the 5k initial sorting I did when I bought it. It didn't seem fair to include it. Now that I'm fully turnkey and drive, with standard maintenance and 7 90% tires, I think it's a fair number. Give me a year of ownership and I might have to adjust that a bit... Time will tell...
I am thinking there has to be some measure in there for the condition of the vehicle. If your truck for example was straight off the auction block maintenance might be a lot higher initially. Replacing the rubber fuel lines, Replacing the cab bushings, Replacing aging or worn seats, and a lot more.
That $2.50 a mile is a pretty darn good number.
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That $2.50 doesn't include the 5k initial sorting I did when I bought it. It didn't seem fair to include it. Now that I'm fully turnkey and drive, with standard maintenance and 7 90% tires, I think it's a fair number. Give me a year of ownership and I might have to adjust that a bit... Time will tell..
[/QUOTthank you! It’s a low mileage 2003. I’m going through all of the maintenance now I was just wondering ongoing. I am about 5k at this point and and im almost done. Maybee. I hope close. I bough 20 tires also with good tread.
hank you! It’s a low mileage 2003. I’m going through all of the maintenance now I was just wondering ongoing. I am about 5k at this point and and im almost done. Maybee. I hope close. I bough 20 tires also with good tread.That $2.50 doesn't include the 5k initial sorting I did when I bought it. It didn't seem fair to include it. Now that I'm fully turnkey and drive, with standard maintenance and 7 90% tires, I think it's a fair number. Give me a year of ownership and I might have to adjust that a bit... Time will tell..
.I dont get out much so u will have to explain how you can come up with a per mile answer ? Say you have at todays point 20k total money spent as of this moment how do you know how many miles you will drive the truck till you get rid of it then you have 2 finite numbers to calculate so say you drove it 1000 miles so 20 dollars a mile while you owned it !
What I’m looking for is after purchase and after getting everything up to snuff for the most part, so basically ongoing maintenance Insurance registration fuel fluids hoses filters Brake shoes seals and in my situation not tires because I have so many extras I will eventually need some but I will probably just buy a bunch more at auction In Doyle. I have family that never escaped from California so unfortunately I have to drive there occasionallyWouldnt all cost incured have to be divided by miles driven ? At the end to reflect your total cost if not your just saying it cost me a hundred dollars in fuel today to take a little trip so 7mpg into 100 bucks/28 gal at 3.50 a gal 28x5 280 so 50 cents a mile just in fuel rough estimate with no other cost factored in so if your entire truck was given to you and free maintance and everything free your at .50 cents
Yes. If that's how you chose to do it. My "Kentucky Windage" way of calculating it was after the 5k initial sorting. I chose to look at it that way so when I plan a future trip, I can guestimate costs. Previous money spent wouldn't add to future trip costs. That money is already gone. I just want to know what money is "gonna" be gone coming up for planning purposes. My fuel alone calculates at .89 a mile. $4.45/5mpg (3116 MTV). Is $2.50 accurate? No. it's impossible to calculate every spec of rubber used, metal worn from gears and on and on. It's just a guess... But, I do think at $2.50, i'm staying on the safe side as far as planning is concerned... If you were to tell me I was closer to $2.00 even, I couldn't argue it...Wouldnt all cost incured have to be divided by miles driven ? At the end to reflect your total cost if not your just saying it cost me a hundred dollars in fuel today to take a little trip so 7mpg into 100 bucks/28 gal at 3.50 a gal 28x5 280 so 50 cents a mile just in fuel rough estimate with no other cost factored in so if your entire truck was given to you and free maintance and everything free your at .50 cents
A cost per MILE figure probably isn't really accurate, especially with the great differences in how much they are driven. I've driven mine 2000 miles in one week, and 200 miles in a different year.What I’m looking for is after purchase and after getting everything up to snuff for the most part, so basically ongoing maintenance Insurance registration fuel fluids hoses filters Brake shoes seals and in my situation not tires because I have so many extras I will eventually need some but I will probably just buy a bunch more at auction In Doyle. I have family that never escaped from California so unfortunately I have to drive there occasionally
12 might be a stretch but those of us doing the direct drive hubs are getting over 10-11 at freeway speeds.If you aren't making repairs, just "regular maintenance" isn't bad. 5-7MPG (don't believe any of the "12MPG" hype)