Cost information on US 48 State Trip / Europe

[Jack Panzica]

I though you may be interested in the cost of driving my car on my last long trip. It will be interesting to compare to my trip through Europe.

The following are running cost for my trip to all 48 states in the summer / fall of 2010

327/350 L79 engine .060 over 300,000 miles on original engine new rebuild for trip

Stock Holly 4 bl.

Original drive train 3.70 rear and M20 wide ratio Muncie

All continuous 48 states driven through

Start in Cape Elizabeth Maine and Finish in Cape Elizabeth ME

08/02/2010 to 10/29/2010

Total Miles driven 19,284

Total Gallons of Gas used 1,222

Miles per Gallon 15.7

Total Cost Gas $ 3,822

Average Price/Gal $ 3.11


As you can see , gas is much less per gallon then Europe, but the mileage that I will travel will be 60 % less

Shipping will be a big cost also

It will be fun to price it all out.....no fun to pay it out.....

But as the say (US TV) " The Experience " " Priceless "

[Wesch]

Hi

Interesting. So you only had fuel costs ?

Wait until your car brakes down in Europe and you get the garage bill.
Corvette is priced as a luxury item.

If you have problems over here, don't hesitate to contact this forum for assistance. Will definately be worse it, last but not least , to find a good and competitive garage.

Rgds, Günther

By the way, my 68 was imported in 2000 from Maine to Luxembourg. I never found the owner back on his old address in Maine . Apparently he was a cop.

[Jack Panzica]

Original von Wesch
Hi

Interesting. So you only had fuel costs ?

Wait until your car brakes down in Europe and you get the garage bill.
Corvette is priced as a luxury item.

If you have problems over here, don't hesitate to contact this forum for assistance. Will definately be worse it, last but not least , to find a good and competitive garage.

Rgds, Günther

By the way, my 68 was imported in 2000 from Maine to Luxembourg. I never found the owner back on his old address in Maine . Apparently he was a cop.

Hello,

The cost show are only for operation of car. I had several repairs that I was able to fix at members homes on their lifts.

Parts cost $50 for a u joint and $39 for some welding of a bracket. I have set up my car not to break down. In the sense that I have replaced most drive train parts and keep the car well maintained.

My total budget for the 90 days including gas was $9,000 or $100 per day. I was able to drive my car and live on that budget. Forum members across the US put me up for a total of 78 days. I camped out the other 12 .

Food and other expenses was about $5,000 for a total of $8, 700 or so for the 3 months on the road. I could not have done it without the hospitality of corvette owners. I stayed with owners who had owned their cars for more that 30 years.

My car has had over 3,000 years of corvette drivers experience , drive my car. 100 owners who have owned their cars for 30 years X 100 = 3,000 years and I have driven over 100 cars that have been owned by the same owner for more than 30 years.......

Wild isn't it ! I hope to have many Europeans drive my car to add to its history.....

See you this summer