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mitch · 05-06-2008, 01:23 PM

You can buy a cheap-o car hauler for fairly cheap. If you don't need it sell it when you get where you're going

I'm willing to bet it's far cheaper to tow your car then ship the tundra. Pretend shipping is 1000$ for the tundra.

Driving the tundra with the car in tow: 3000 miles at 11mpg is 272 gallons, average gas price is $3.90, that makes $1060 in gas.

if you're car gets 30mpg you're talking $390 to drive. So if the cost of shipping your car is greater then or equal to $670 you should drive. There's some fuzzy logic in there but i think you get the point, this also don't take into account the cost of the trailer.

05-06-2008, 01:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
mitch Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: st.louis Posts: 77	You can buy a cheap-o car hauler for fairly cheap. If you don't need it sell it when you get where you're going I'm willing to bet it's far cheaper to tow your car then ship the tundra. Pretend shipping is 1000$ for the tundra. Driving the tundra with the car in tow: 3000 miles at 11mpg is 272 gallons, average gas price is $3.90, that makes $1060 in gas. if you're car gets 30mpg you're talking $390 to drive. So if the cost of shipping your car is greater then or equal to $670 you should drive. There's some fuzzy logic in there but i think you get the point, this also don't take into account the cost of the trailer. Last edited by mitch : 05-06-2008 at 01:28 PM.