How long do you travel on car each day (average)?

[Kelpie]

Hi all,

 

Do you think it is a waste of resource to use a car to travel to work for less than 10Km to and fro?

 

Unless, one is doing a sales job, it will be hard to find someone that uses a car for more than 100km each day on the average.

 

Regards,

 

[Yuan]

I don't do sales job.

 

But my mileage travelled to and from work is more than 50km. Not to mention external meetings, seminars, going shopping, appointments etc.

[Sabretan]

average 40 km a day....I got this number through average distance travelled in two weeks, which I will need to top up petrol.

[Ldawn88]

No need for a person to be in sales to click more than 100km...

 

My workplace is at the other end of the island, at 35km per trip. and usually need to travel to another division/ branch later in the day which takes another 20km, if need to travel to another division, will be more. easily can click 110km per day. My poor car.

 

Hi all,

 

Do you think it is a waste of resource to use a car to travel to work for less than 10Km to and fro?

 

Unless, one is doing a sales job, it will be hard to find someone that uses a car for more than 100km each day on the average.

 

Regards,

Edited July 22, 2010 by Ldawn88

[Nhrisuzu]

drives to and fro work is 40km..

 

when go lunch, the usual haunt for food is 3km away..

[Darthrevan]

pple are driving to "improve on the quality of life"!

[Joseph22]

Hi all,

 

Do you think it is a waste of resource to use a car to travel to work for less than 10Km to and fro?

 

Unless, one is doing a sales job, it will be hard to find someone that uses a car for more than 100km each day on the average.

 

Regards,

 

 

depend lah. like my case. if i drive. its 10km from home. can reach in 8 min if traffic condition is empty.

but if i take Public transport. i will need 1 hour to reach in clear traffic. so which will you take??

[So_nice]

my work place is about 25km from home. each day works out to abt 50km juz on work alone. meet gf, go out and stuff, average about 70-75km/day.

 

i've already clocked 14,000km since changing cars in jan this yr.

[Arowana1]

office deskbound job but i travel 86km /day during weekdays. if i travel out for lunch, then another 5-10km.

[Roh96]

Hi all,

 

Do you think it is a waste of resource to use a car to travel to work for less than 10Km to and fro?

 

Unless, one is doing a sales job, it will be hard to find someone that uses a car for more than 100km each day on the average.

 

Regards,

 

 

I measure the waste of resource thru FC than distance travelled. It is waste of resource for ppl who buy performance car(with super high FC) but for normal use only. There is 1 evo 9 in my estate for the past 5 yrs i seldom see the owner drive the car, always park at home and super underutilise.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Roh96

[Hypermiler]

I do after sales service. I have dateline to meet and it's time sensitive. Travel more than 200 km a day. More than 4000 km a month.

[Genes]

On car, 0km

 

In car, approximately 70km to and from work each day.

[Mike1234]

Some people has the $$$ to burn like fuel...

 

[laugh]

 

 

[Hypermiler]

Some people has the $$$ to burn like fuel...

 

[laugh]

 

 

My car drinks very little. 20 km/litre. Less than many who travel half my distance.

 

[Albeniz]

For owners who drive less than 10km-30km a day, please let us know when you decide to sell your car.

[Johnson28]

some people get car for wife to fetch kids and go market.. less than 10km a day..

it is not the cost, but the convinence i guess

[Hiphiphoray]

mine is something like 10 mins drive nia.

 

Toa Payoh to Great World City.

 

My breakfast will be longer........30 mins at the coffeeshop.

[The_young_once]

i see most of us fall into the 50-100 range, same for me, daily normal as it is (i don't eat lunch elsewhere because I find it waste of time/petrol/energy to drive short distance, so settle at canteen at workplace) to and from work is 80km or so, additional if night time makan out, shopping, whatsoever thing, easily 120-150, but average every day 90 to 100km;

 

one thing comes to mind, especially for those long-distance high mileage users, while the fc is one thing we all always consider, i think a VERY important, oft overlooked consideration, is driving posture--which leads to driving fatigue, unfortunately, fatigue and ergonomics related thing there is no way to tell within the usual 10-15min test drive, or even half hour, fatigue have to either go up NSH for few hours (continuous) or drive in sgp see your daily use up to about 2 months, then can tell whether the car fares well or not in this respect;

 

i think posture and fatigue is very important consideration, if a car is tiring to drive, you arrive at work/meetings a bit half-shagged than your prime state already, and for road trips, you need more frequent breaks and arrive at destination tired, related to fatigue, other than the seating posture/steering adjustment (can reach+rake), how many "degree of freedom" the seat design can adjust, is also NVH insulation for the ride, a noisy and generally uncomfy ride is the sucks, that's a biggest difference between "daily city runabout" cars and "touring" types;

 

i feel, for high-mileage drivers, fatigue factor is very real, not just fc--rather to drive a 9km/l with good ergo than a 15km/l econo runabout anytime, IF your mileage racks up high;

 

 

Kenny