"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
08/24/2016 at 19:13 • Filed to: Updates
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
08/24/2016 at 19:13 • Filed to: Updates | 0
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Just a few days away from the one year anniversary of purchasing the WK2. To think it had 31,619 miles on it when I put my signature down (currently at 76,189 miles). So far I’ve spent just under $2,200 over the year to maintain this rig at 100 percent. That means upkeep is just under $0.05 per mile .
I did spend $1,079 in November on the Michelins and will see 90,000 miles on them, so next September the charge won’t show up but I’m expecting to have a couple of larger maintenance or repair items that will even it out. Either way, it’s still cheaper than my Kia Rio which was costing me just under $0.06 a mile (and rising) during that last 100,000 mile portion of its life.
I just really like having all my vehicles in a condition that allows me to take any of them on a 1,000 mile road trip AND be sold the same day. Love driving more though...
Matt Nichelson
> Wobbles the Mind
08/24/2016 at 19:46 |
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But why is the car’s bacon maker turned off? Wrong time of day?
RPM esq.
> Wobbles the Mind
08/24/2016 at 20:08 |
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So you’re saying that the (very roughly) 45 cents per mile I paid to maintain my previous car from 31,000 miles to 51,000 (over four years) was not as good a deal? Plus roughly 30 cents per mile in depreciation from purchase to sale, and average gas mileage under 20 miles to the gallon of premium fuel.... it was not a cheap ownership experience. That said, one major repair and one major milestone service account for 2/3 of the maintenance costs...aside from that, it was a walk in the park.
Of course, the fact that it had depreciated about $1 per mile between driving off the lot new and my purchase makes all that look positively reasonable.
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Wobbles the Mind
> Matt Nichelson
08/24/2016 at 20:22 |
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It makes me feel like a big man when I can provide my own bacon management!
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Wobbles the Mind
> RPM esq.
08/24/2016 at 20:24 |
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Nah, it’s cheaper per mile when you put more miles on a car quickly. If all this happened within the usual annual mileage it would be like $0.15 per mile in just maintenance. Gas is free for me and depreciation is, Im sure, horrific!
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Wobbles the Mind
08/24/2016 at 20:42 |
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Dat MPG, tho...
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Wobbles the Mind
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/24/2016 at 20:54 |
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Highway miles are nothing but win for natural engines. Though 10 minutes in the city is enough to keep me from ever breaking 20.4 mpg by the end of a tank.
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Matt Nichelson
> Wobbles the Mind
08/24/2016 at 21:16 |
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It’s official. I shall now know you as Wobbles the Mind: Car Bacon Manager
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Wobbles the Mind
> Matt Nichelson
08/24/2016 at 21:36 |
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Best. Promotion. EVER!!!
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Matt Nichelson
> Wobbles the Mind
08/24/2016 at 21:39 |
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Eh, I do what I can :)
Stephenson Valve Gear
> Matt Nichelson
08/24/2016 at 23:11 |
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Matt Nichelson
> Stephenson Valve Gear
08/24/2016 at 23:23 |
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THAT IS PERFECT!
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Stephenson Valve Gear
> Matt Nichelson
08/25/2016 at 08:06 |
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I got inspired by your bacon maker comment. Ran out to the car, took the pic, ran it through “Paint” and boom! Gentlemen, we have a “Baconmaker” meme... use it wisely.
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Matt Nichelson
> Stephenson Valve Gear
08/25/2016 at 08:42 |
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That’s awesome. Totally gonna use that now.
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Stephenson Valve Gear
> Matt Nichelson
08/25/2016 at 08:53 |
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Here is an alternate version... I like to have choices.