Originally Posted by
dweenk
Just wondering...
In your calculation, you listed the purchase price of the bike - but not the automobile. I would think that the cost of both (pro-rated by the miles of commute time versus miles in other uses) should be factored.
I agree.
I haven't completed the car sale yet. This will be completed in early 2015 and I'll produce a 5 year total usage pattern.
Roughly so far:
Purchased Apr 2010 for €2800. Sold Apr 2015 for ??? (expecting about €2000).
Driven 57000km (113k upon buying and predicted 170k upon selling).
Insurance (€700/year)
Maintenance: total expenditure over 5 years has been roughly €2000.
Hopefully, the newly purchased 2011 Golf will be cheaper to run than the older Audi A4.
Will crunch numbers once car has been sold in Germany.