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Originally Posted by waynemoore
Let’s run the numbers.
Let’s say we are on an 8000 mile trip. A normal trip for my me ad the wife.
For fuel cost I will use my local area.
At the flying J and the Loves at the freeway AZ 95 and I40 the fuel is 3.49.9 so I will use 3.50 per gallon.
At the Smith or Maverick in town it’s 3.15.9 so I will use 3.16 per gallon.
I know for a fact that 20% bio diesel gets on the average 2 mpg less so I would get about 8 mpg using 20% bio diesel. Instead of my usual 10 mpg.
8000 miles at 8 mpg that’s 1000 gallons of fuel at 3.50 per gallon = $3,500 dollars
The same 8000 miles at 10 mph is 800 gallons of fuel at 3.16 per gallon = $ 2,528.
Or a savings of $972.00
No matter what miles and what per gal cost the 2 mpg loss along with the increase in fuel cost at the truck stops adds up fast.
Even if I were to take away the 2 mpg it still is so much better to avoid the truck stops.
Using 10 mpg for both scenarios.
800 gals at 3.60 per gallon = 2,880.
800 gals at 3.16 per gallon = 2,528.
Or a savings of 352. For this trip.
Doing this helped me to justify the one time $650.00 cost for the added tank.
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I just fueled at Smiths at $3.03 (club price) a gallon verses 4.29 in calif...
The pump was not labeled as BIO. I did look.
I try and avoid truck stops when possible and intentionally plan my fuel stops
I also have a 60 gallon aux tank made by KSH in Lake Havasue AZ.
That gives me 100 gal total.
I agree with waynmore's calculations, you can save money but you have to plan your stops just as you select your camp sites.