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Old 08-14-09, 07:57 AM
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JimBeans83
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Originally Posted by JugglerDave
Total maintenance / repairs cost $300, or 10 cents a mile. That includes 3 Marathon tires (front tire wore
I'm curious how you feel about that - because that's actually worse than the price for gas for a 30 mpg car, including normal maintenance for a car ($2.30/gallon).

3000 mile maintenance that's "sustainable" shouldn't be more than $40 : $20-30 for two budget tires, and (unlikely) a new chain $10.
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