I'm trying to save money and wear and tear on my car from the long commute I have each day.?

Question

Will a hotel or motel work a deal if I stay with them 3 nights a week every week? Any suggestions for other alternatives?

Answer 1

At this time I think hotels and motels are hurting to. You never know until you ask.

Answer 2

I would factor how much money you would save by staying at the motel. For instance I am not sure how many miles a day you drive, or what your MPG for your car is. Check edmonds.com for your model/year of your car to see the MPG and then check how many miles it is too and from work each day. Once you come up with a dollar figure of how much it costs you per day to drive your car (plus resonable repairs) compare it to one night at a motel/hotel. They might offer deals on staying more than one night a week but then maybe you should consider moving closer to work. Its tough out there for everyone who owns a gasonline car and its not like we can just trade it for a hybrid or move closer to work right away- but you are on the right track I like your idea.

Answer 3

you can always sleep in your car every other night,..

for best mileage, drive with traffic, keep up with the slow lane and don't cause a blockage.  you'll get good mileage following traffic, you let off alot.  the biggest thing you can do is your driving style, you get twice the mileage slowing down and triple going down hill, so the sooner you let off the gas the better you will do. anticipate stop signs and lights, left off the gas as soon as you can..

   Always use your od, if you don't have one, put on 2 size larger tires on the drive wheels and remember to figure a correction for mileage.  you can check it against a gps to find it..

it really helps if you have a car with a mileage computer so you can watch it...