Re: Documentation/Digital Gauges

[James N Gagliardi <jg6r+@andrew.cmu.edu>]

Phil@sievers.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne) says
>car on a lease.  I'd budgeted GBP1000 a year for repairs.  I run a
spreadsheet 
>to give me a genuine "cost of operation" so that I can satify the taxman that 
>I'm not making a profit when I charge back my business miles.  It's currently 
>costing me 52 pence (about 82 cents) a mile.

Hmm, I wish that somebody was reimbursing me for milage, I'd make a
killing.  Here's what I figure for my audi.
I bought it for $400 in 5/94
I've driven almost 10,000  miles at 25mpg at 1.20$/gallon =$480
$30 on oil
$35 on filters
$400 for insurance(barebones liability $50,000 limit for 6 months)
$43 registration(I should divide this in two for half a year, but who cares)
$6 inspection(ditto)
that all adds to $1394
the blue book value of my car is now $375 so my net expenses are 
$1019 which is under $.10 per mile.  
Please tell me if I am forgetting something.
If someone was paying me $.82 a mile I would have $7000
that's enough for 17 more cars.
Of course my '81 5000 diesel doesn't quite have the pickup of a V8
quattro, but I don't have to pay for speeding tickets either.  :)


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to find me:			Home:                   School:
				RR 2 Box 34b            1060 Morewood Ave.
				Vail Hill Road          Box 1273
				Lyndonville VT          Pittsburgh PA
				05851                   15213
				802-626-9032            412-862-3006