Tom and Vipers
Enthusiast
Gas Guzzler Tax is Bogus, We\'re Getting Screwed.
I was just looking at my window sticker for my 2000 GTS and it specifies:
Estimated Annual Fuel Cost = $1351
How did they get this number?
15000 miles / year
Ave fuel economy = (12+21)/2 = 16.5 mpg
Fuel consumed = 15000/16.5 = 909 gallons/year
Backing out price per gallon => $1351/909 = $1.49 per gallon which is a reasonable national averager for 2000.
So there it is folks, we're paying a penalty that was created for ordinary passenger cars which average 15000 miles per year.
Totally bogus, we're getting screwed.
I was just looking at my window sticker for my 2000 GTS and it specifies:
Estimated Annual Fuel Cost = $1351
How did they get this number?
15000 miles / year
Ave fuel economy = (12+21)/2 = 16.5 mpg
Fuel consumed = 15000/16.5 = 909 gallons/year
Backing out price per gallon => $1351/909 = $1.49 per gallon which is a reasonable national averager for 2000.
So there it is folks, we're paying a penalty that was created for ordinary passenger cars which average 15000 miles per year.
Totally bogus, we're getting screwed.