How do i calculate how much i'll spend in gas on vacation??

Question

i've got a car that gets about 20 miles to the gallon. i figure by summer it'll be about $4.00 a gallon. and its 516 miles away to Gulf Shore. its a 8 hour drive. does anyone know how to calculate how much i'll be spending in gas?

Answer 1

$206.00 apx for the fuel there & back. That does not include preventive maintenance & any additional amounts you may spend for when your there touring n' such.

516 times 2, divided by 20, times $4.

Answer 2

More than you would have last year!

Answer 3

Break it down.

516 mile is about 520 miles.  That about 26 gallons. (520 / 20 miles per gallon).

You pay $4 per gallon, so $4 x 26 = $104 (for one way trip).

Good Luck...

P.S.  when you are making estimation, don't get bogged down in too many decimal places.

Answer 4

What I always do is a test run.  Buy a tank of gas and run on the high way until it's dry.

The books will tell you you get X miles per gallon.  But you're car will tell you something different.  You want a good answer, you'll need to do a run and find out just how far a tank of gas will take you.

I'm driving 1100 KM's this weekend.  My car is said to get X amount of KM's per Litre.  I know for a fact that I get 600KM's per tank.