How to Estimate the Cost of Driving

With the cost of gasoline skyrocketing, the decision to drive or fly on a vacation trip can be a difficult one. If you would like to learn how to estimate the cost of driving somewhere, just follow these easy steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• computer
• internet connection

1. Go to www.CostToDrive.com. This website tries to help you quickly and easily discover how much it would cost to drive anywhere. To use this application, input your starting place and your destination in the first box.

2. Next, select the year, the make and model of the car you will be driving. Then hit the estimate button. The Website gives you the total distance and the driving time along with the cost to drive. It also gives you how they arrive at the estimate (by using the miles per gallon, the tank size, and the fuel type of the car you are driving.)

3. Do the search again using different cars and destinations to help you decide whether to drive or to fly on your business or leisure trips.

Tips & Warnings

• This is a fun and useful application that can help many people.
• The site makes assumptions as to miles per gallon and the cost of gas. They do not guarantee exact costs or do they claim to be car experts.

Resources

• www.makeuseof.com
• www.CostToTravel.com

[MIghtyDreamer]

on 10/15/2008 Darling you need to get some sleep! You and these websites LOL. Another great tip! This is really a cool site and certainly compliments my needs. Fi- ive