When purchasing a advanced or used vehicle, it is conspicuous to comprehend how the vehicles you are considering station in terms of fuel efficiency. Every vehicle must post the expected gas mileage for both city and highway driving. Comparing the fuel efficiency of any number of vehicles is relatively easy on the Internet, and you'll even find useful calculators to let you estimate your average fuel expense.
Instructions
Go online and visit a website that lists fuel economy (see links in References). Note that fuel economy ratings are only available on cars built after 1984. Enter the year, make and model of each car you are considering, then write down the fuel efficiency for both city and highway driving.3. Make sure you have the correct models of the cars you are considering, as engine sizes often vary for a particular model, and this can greatly affect fuel economy. For example, one model may be available with a 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder engine. The 4-cylinder model will usually be more fuel efficient.
2.1. Make a list of the cars you are considering. It doesn't matter if some are new and others are used, as all mileage estimates are available online.
Use the fuel cost calculator to determine how much it will cost you to operate each vehicle during the year (see link in Resources). For example, if you plan to drive a car that gets Twenty highway miles per gallon for 10,000 miles on the highway, and gasoline is currently selling for $3.00 per gallon, enter those figures into the calculator. Under this scenario it will cost $1,500 to drive that car on the highway for a year.
4. Compare the results from the fuel calculator to determine the difference in the cost to operate each car.
