Motorcycle 45 mpg 15,000 miles per year at $4 fuel = approx $1333 in fuel costs.
Decent car 25 mpg 15,000 miles per year at $4 fuel = $2400 in fuel costs.
Pickup at 18 mpg 15,000 miles per year at $4 fuel = approx $3333 in fuel costs.
So if you are going from a car to motorcycle you save approx $1067 in fuel costs every 15k miles. It will take you over 30,000 miles to save in fuel costs the purchase price of the motorcycle.
If going from a pickup to the motorcycle you save approx $2000 in fuel costs every 15k miles. Your purchase price is recouped more quickly due to the increase in the difference in fuel economy.
NONE of this takes into account the added insurance costs and maintenance costs of owning another vehicle.
I got rid of my 42mpg Honda del Sol due to the fact that it saved us only around $350 per year in fuel costs and the insurance alone was costing me that much.
Trading vehicles simply for a few more mpg does not pencil out well, UNLESS you are in the market for a replacement vehicle anyway.
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