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There is another way to look at it though. I originally set it up to work out the true cost of commuting to work and what % of salary it would be, as the money spent on the car is affer you have paid tax and NI and you are paying further tax on what you have left, up to about 83% in total. (infact you pay tax on tax plus VAT) Sometimes it is better to take a lower paid local job as the cost of getting to a better one means less money in your pocket for other things.I'm not sure that including income tax and national insurance is sensible because its not a cost associated with the car: I still (resentfully) have to pay it even if I don't spend what's left on the car.
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)Nah, the Golf comes out at 35p/mile because it rarely sees anything but short journeys over very hilly urban ground, but it's still vastly cheaper than doing those trips in the coupé, which literally uses over 3x the fuelCaptain Jack wrote:Is that for the Glof?
Heavy car, cold engine, ECU dumping unburnt fuel to warm up the cat, etc so I entered a conservative 40mpg for it Which variation of the 407 do you have?turbolag wrote:It's a shame it doesn't account for other factors - my 407s unerring reliability has doubtless saved me £££s over the years and, more importantly, leaves me with peace of mind, which is priceless.
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