conversation: User (colin8696908): "I'm a field tech outside of NYC and I easy drive a 100 miles total each day.  My company lets me expense the commute such as tolls but pays me for my millage based on the governments .54 cents a mile program.  Is there any way for me to get an accurate assessment of how much it actually costs per mile, right now my biggest concern is that I'm not making any money due to being low balled on the millage, I drive a ford escape 2010 with 50,000 miles on it.  \n\nRecap: I need a way to get an accurate calculation of the per mile cost of driving my car every day.\n\nEdit: a little confusion here people seem to think I'm trying to make money off the expenses, i'm just trying to get an accurate look at how much I'm actually makeing a year at my new job."
  Self: "http://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/escape"
  dpm15 (dpm15): "Fuel is a surprisingly minor part of the total cost of operating a vehicle. \n"
  Self: "Yeah, but fuel cost per mile is probably the easiest thing to calculate. It's very difficult to work out how much maintenance of your vehicle will cost you. You could probably work out a cost per day for your MOT, but working out a cost for servicing is much harder."
  dpm15 (dpm15): "&gt;  how much maintenance of your vehicle will cost you. \n\nIndeed, even with doing a lot of the work yourself. "
  Self: "I'd argue it's harder if you do the work yourself."
  dpm15 (dpm15): "Depends how you value your time. \n\nI view it as time monetized and consider my labor worth 0$ an hour. \n\nMaintenance is fairly predicable in modern cars. "
  