Anyone with a maffs mind fancy helping see what is more cost effective?

I've just started a new job and its right near the train station so.....

My car is a 3.0 V6 Diesel and diesel is £1.29per litre near me.

Its 22miles round trip by car

and

Dartford to Woolwich Arsenal is £3.20 return per day on the chuff chuff

So over the course of a week what would work out more cost effective?

 

ill put money train is far cheaper.

can you park for free in the car?

 

Don't need a maffs mind to work that out mate!

If you add in depreciation on the barge, parking, servicing, repairs, tyres and the propensity to want to drive somewhere each lunchtime or give people lifts home, I'd say the train everyday!

Plus you can put the time you'd normally be sat concentrating on the car in the jam in front of you to better use. Read a book, do sudoku or rub yourself up next to other commuters for cheap thrills.

 

Yeah free parking at the job and i don't need to take my tools....... yet...

And Paddy does have a point, they'll be women on the train

 

If its just as easy to use the train i would use that.


Though you might want to travel on it once at rush hour first to see if you like it.

 

The rush hour don't bother me to much as i used to work in London, but Woolwich is quite a way outside London so its only a short journey.

 

1 Gallon is roughly 4.5 litres.

So a gallon is approximately £5.80.

Parkers figures for your car are 37 MPG.

That works out at 16p [15.6 something recurring] a mile JUST FOR FUEL for your car.

The train is £3.20 for 22 miles.

That works out at 15p [14.5454 etc] a mile.

Is that right?

 

Train by far, even cheaper if you buy a weekly rider/monthly rider/yearly and/or get a railcard

 

Sounds about right to me Paddy, so i'm saving myself 1p in fuel over the whole jouney without taking into affect the wear & tear associated with the trip.

Oh and 37 MPG?! I've been driving with my very best fluffy and furry bunny slippers on to gently caress the go pedal and i'm still not getting that!! Its all dual carridgeway and B roads......