  Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5458 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.198.22 |
This is barely a Detroit issue, but I'm trying to prove a point to NDavies in the Bush:Car Company thread. How many miles do you actually drive while living and working in the Metropolitain Detroit area? I don't count, since I take at least two trips each year to California on the road. Minus those, I guess I'm at 35k, but I've nearly always clocked from 40 to 50k per year on ALL my cars. But my office is in my home and I visit most of my clients in theirs... Please indicate if this is the only vehicle you drive to work or not...I'm trying to establish an average from our e-community. | ||
Merchantgander Member Username: Merchantgander Post Number: 1521 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 150.198.164.127 |
9,000 to 10,000 a year. Most usage is from golfing during the summer the good course are far away. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5459 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.198.22 |
You walk to work, right?! | ||
Merchantgander Member Username: Merchantgander Post Number: 1522 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 150.198.164.127 |
No | ||
Islandman Member Username: Islandman Post Number: 47 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.42.171.59 |
@ 20K driving to work, which has been in FH or Troy most of the time... | ||
Eric_c Member Username: Eric_c Post Number: 609 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.21.62.206 |
I'm at 12,000 per year, my wife is at 25,000 per year, and most of my customers in the metro average 15,000. Gannon - no word yet - still trying to come up with something. Will call. | ||
Bunny Member Username: Bunny Post Number: 8 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 69.215.202.130 |
I consider myself fortunate that I only live 4 miles from my job; Royal Oak to Ferndale and back. The drawback is that I drive a Mini Cooper, and sometimes WISH I could drive it more. I save the fun for trips up north, especially when I consider the traffic; it's hard to have fun in rush hour traffic on I-75! So my total is about 10,000 miles per year; work, non-work, vacations. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 46 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 67.107.47.65 |
I do about 13,000 a year on my only vehicle. | ||
Track75 Member Username: Track75 Post Number: 2201 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 12.75.18.197 |
16K for the car that goes to work, 11K for the stay-at-home-Mom/Dad car. | ||
Dtwphoenix Member Username: Dtwphoenix Post Number: 38 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.163.143.242 |
Phoenix Metro: car 1: 12K/yr car 2: 10K/yr each are commuters. If your commute isn't 30mi each way you don't put 25K/yr on your car. | ||
Awfavre Member Username: Awfavre Post Number: 22 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 69.3.206.177 |
17k - 18k on mostly one car. | ||
Wmuchris Member Username: Wmuchris Post Number: 152 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.51.137.10 |
25,000 + per year. Mostly in the summers when I work out of my Car. I live in Kalamazoo, my family lives in Brighton and I work in Detroit, so I get around. Also take a coupla trips a year to Traverse City CS | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 385 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 65.221.183.120 |
I am at about 14,000 | ||
Drm Member Username: Drm Post Number: 806 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.212.30.111 |
6,000/year | ||
Jiminnm Member Username: Jiminnm Post Number: 283 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.241.164.222 |
When my wife and I were both working in Detroit, we totalled about 35,000 miles a year (between 2 cars). Now, we total about 20,000 (still 2 cars). One reason the number is still up is because we now tend to drive, rather than fly, if we're going anywhere within 1,000 miles. | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 790 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.136.139.223 |
We are about 25000 a year, we travel at least once a month. | ||
Spitcoff Member Username: Spitcoff Post Number: 61 Registered: 03-2004 Posted From: 69.242.221.186 |
i drive all day long im guessing 60K | ||
Ptero Member Username: Ptero Post Number: 6 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 141.210.49.0 |
car: 11-12k a year bike(moto-cycle): 15-17k a year - YAY Bike miles include a trip of 7-9k each summer. The bike and car both contribute to work mileage. The main job is 24 miles round trip. There are 2 jobs a year out in Chelsea that add about 3k each. there it is... | ||
Harmonie Member Username: Harmonie Post Number: 558 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 24.145.154.89 |
10,000 I walk to work but visit my family all over the Detroit area frequently. Without my family...maybe 5,000. A couple trips to GRap to visit friends. I grew up having my mom put 50-60,000 miles on the minivan in a year driving 5 kids to tournaments and college all the time. | ||
Skulker Member Username: Skulker Post Number: 3452 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.42.168.34 |
About 5,000 - 6,000 a year. | ||
Wmuchris Member Username: Wmuchris Post Number: 154 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.51.137.10 |
Wow, I envy you people who drive under 10,000 miles a year. Imagine how much more of your life you get to actually LIVE | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 819 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.137 |
average ~20k - more when the car was newer, less now that it's 12 years old - most higher mileage, 1-2 day trips merit a rental now | ||
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026 Post Number: 417 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 71.10.63.140 |
12,000 yr. Would be much less if it werent for my many Brighton-Detroit trips | ||
Alexei289 Member Username: Alexei289 Post Number: 1014 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.61.183.223 |
about 30k per year... I own my own business... and my jobs range anywhere from Memphis to Romulus... Usually I have to travel there to bid the first time, do the job for a few days then collect money and take feedback... while driving to the other side of town to do more bids... | ||
Canuckr Member Username: Canuckr Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 71.67.157.248 |
Car 1: 15-20k per year-Daily driving, trips home to Canada, and various other trips.. Work was a 50 mile round trip and home is around 700 miles round trip Car 2: 10-15k per summer-Daily driving, Driving to tracks, and track miles. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5469 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 70.236.198.22 |
Casual glance puts our average over 12k. Not as high as I expected. I guess I am way above normal, but in an Audi driving IS living. Heh. Everyone I know seems to put on 25k per...what a bunch of driving fools. | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 1615 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 129.9.163.105 |
According to this 2001 Department of energy survey http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rt ecs/nhts_survey/2001/index.htm l (Details on this page.) http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/rt ecs/nhts_survey/2001/tablefile s/t0464(2005).pdf There were 98.9 million households with cars. 1.9 cars per household. 23,100 miles per household driven. That's 11,550 miles per car driven anually on average. each household used an avarage of 1,143 gallons of gas in 2001. | ||
Super_d Member Username: Super_d Post Number: 649 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 69.241.247.137 |
'Skulker'quoted doe's that include your trips to Miami! super (motordetroit) (Message edited by super_d on January 27, 2006) | ||
Skulker Member Username: Skulker Post Number: 3467 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.103.104.93 |
Nope. Nor does it include trips to the bookstore to buy a dictionary. Try this link. http://www.websters.com | ||
Machoken Member Username: Machoken Post Number: 1114 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.80.76.34 |
18,500/yr in the car I drive to/fro work and on vacations. 8500/yr in my wife's truck | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 9816 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.118.137.228 |
15,600/yr to work. | ||
Super_d Member Username: Super_d Post Number: 650 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 69.241.247.137 |
Man!__ how unique! I think you're taking this way more serious than I am....so from this point on dude...you win! life being to sweet-atcha super d(motordetroit) (Message edited by super_d on January 27, 2006) | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 810 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 146.9.52.18 |
11,000 miles/year. I would hate a long commute to work. | ||
Mj64 Member Username: Mj64 Post Number: 51 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.211.48.222 |
When I loved in Chicago, I drove about 6K a year. Since moving to Michigan three years ago, I'm averaging 18K per year. It sucks. | ||
Mj64 Member Username: Mj64 Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 141.211.48.222 |
When I lived in Chicago, I drove about 6k a year. Since moving to Michigan three years ago, I'm averaging 18K per year. Sucks. | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 9821 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.118.137.228 |
Didn't see this was to include BOTH work and normal miles, I rack up around 20,000 a year total. | ||
Erikd Member Username: Erikd Post Number: 501 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.242.214.106 |
Wow. some of you guys must spend most of your waking hours in a car. I've driven about 10,000 miles over the last 5 years, but I mostly walk everywhere. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5477 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 67.22.1.175 |
NO, sometimes I fall asleep at the wheel. | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 812 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 69.14.123.98 |
Gannon, I didn't think you ever slept. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 5478 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 67.22.1.175 |
Then is this ALL a dream?! I'd swear there are a few differences between tangible reality and my dreams...but it's blurry. I prefer it that way... | ||
Everydayislikesunday Member Username: Everydayislikesunday Post Number: 158 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 68.41.153.99 |
approximately 30,000 miles/year |
