[naz]

i looked through my spreadsheet today and calculated my costs to keep the vehicles on the road.. thought you guys might find this interesting

on my wrx (excludes insurance): $0.32 per mile

on my ex500 (excludes insurance and gear): $0.31 per mile

both of these vehicles have been extremely reliable. the only unscheduled maintenance on the wrx was clutch job and axle boots, and on the EX500 starter switch.. so its really just fuel and routine maintenance..

EDIT: both are 100% stock also, so there is no modding cost involved

now.. here is the surprising thing.. i really thought my bike would be a lot cheaper to run, because it gets about double the fuel economy..
the WRX has averaged around 22mpg (min of 7mpg, max of 28mpg)
the EX500 averaged around 50mpg (min of 31mpg, max of 60mpg)

i suspect the lower fuel cost of the bike is offset by the fact MC oil is like 3x the price of the rotella T i use for the WRX, and the bike has some storage costs in the winter

what do you guys think? how does your cost / mile compare with mine?

as an aside.. my super cheapo integra cost like $0.20 per mile to run because i did nothing to it other than keep pouring oil and fuel into it :lol: