Re: Vehicle operating costs.
Suppose you got a Supermileage vehicle that costs you $1200 if you assemble it yourself from a mass-produced kit, and gets 600 mpg fuel economy. Also suppose the car has the same warranty as most cars, i.e. 3 years or 36,000 km, whichever comes first.
If you drive 12,000 km (50 km/day) annually commuting to & from work, then you will only have to gas up your car once per month, and it could only cost you $2.65 !!! That's $32 bucks annually for gas. The vehicle would only cost roughly $460 per year set aside to replace the car after the warranty expires. That's less than $500/yr total operating costs!