![]() If you want to figure out what your cost of fuel will be for a particular trip, visit AAA’s fuel cost calculator. Highs Strong V-8 option, available diesel, good towing and payload capacity. The 2,158-mile round trip will cost $900 if we see $5-a-gallon at the pump. If you’re contemplating a summer road trip from, say, New York to Orlando with the kids, prepare to pay almost $700 for gas (assuming gas prices stay flat). An eight-passenger Chevy Suburban, with its 6-liter V8 engine, 39-gallon tank and miserable 12 mpg-rating, costs $150 per fill up. The passenger Express can hold from 8 to 15 people and the cutaway van can be equipped with a wide range of body upfits. Large families (or those still stuck with their old SUVs) are suffering right alongside those fleet owners. ![]() Adjusting for its lower efficiency, AAA says E85 costs more than unleaded gas. Find and Compare Cars2014 Chevrolet Express 3500 2WD PassengerPersonalize Find a carFlex-Fuel Vehicle 8 cyl, 6.0 L, Automatic 6-spd CompareFuel EconomyEPA MPGRegular Gas 12 combined city/highway MPG 11 city 16 highway 8.3 gals/100 miles E85 9 combined city/highway MPG 8 city 12 highway 11. E85 is considerably cheaper - $3.27 at the moment, but beware: you’ll go fewer miles on E85 because of its lower energy content per BTU. Many vehicles nowadays are flex-fuel, which means they can run on E85, too. Many luxury cars, for instance, require premium fuel, which is more expensive than regular (the national average for premium octane on March 19 was $4.12). Obviously, it’s not just the price of fuel that affects the cost of filling up: your car’s EPA estimated fuel economy, the size of the fuel tank and the fuel grade also matter. If gas rises to $5 a gallon, that’ll be the norm. ![]() Imagine the pain of shelling out $175 each time you visit a gas station. It costs $135 to fill up a 15-passenger shuttle van at today’s gas prices. ![]() Ford Motor’s E-series vans and passenger wagons are a tad more efficient (10 miles per gallon), but they cost more to fill up because they’ve got huge fuel tanks. 2010 Cargo VanPrices for a used 2010 Chevrolet Express Cargo Van currently range from 7,995 to 38,995, with vehicle mileage ranging from 66,115 to 248,682. 5.3L V8 Engine 2WD: 17 mpg city/21 mpg highway 2WD w/ E85 Fuel: 12 mpg city/15 mpg highway 4WD: 16 mpg city/20 mpg highway 4WD w/ E85 Fuel: 11 mpg city/14. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |