Buck the System

The other day, Rob and I were talk fuel economy. I commented that an average car should get rougly 10km per litre.

He said, "What? You mean 10 litres per 100km."

I proceeded to tell him that I don't do it that way. I mean really -- who cares what kind of mileage (kilometreage?) you get over 100km? I sure don't drive 100km in one shot on a regular basis, so why would I care how much gas it takes me to do it?

I do, however, watch the price of gas rise and fall on a daily basis. The price of what? The price per litre, of course!

So doesn't it make more sense to figure out how far your car goes on the $1.03 you spend for every litre? That way you can calculate how much it costs for just about everywhere you go.

$1.03 each way to work.
$2.57 to say hi to Mom & Dad.
$220 round trip to Oil & Beef Country.

Now that makes sense! So change your thinking, price out your lifestyle, and buck the auto companies' way of hiding your cost of driving.