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Use this gas mileage calculator to figure out how much gas prices will cost you...

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Just what kind of dent will those pesky gas prices make on your summer fun? This is Step One: you'll figure out your road trip costs by using this gas mileage calculator (find current gas prices) to calculate your car's miles per gallon (mpg), then plug that number in here to figure out how much that road trip will cost before you go --- and find the cheapest gas prices, too (below the gas mileage calculator). Get started by filling in the first five boxes and click "Calculate" in the table below:

Miles Per Gallon Calculator
This calculator will compute your car's Miles Per Gallon and forecast your gasoline expense for one month and for one year. It also allows you to see how much money you would save were you driving a car witth better gas mileage.
Beginning Odometer Reading Ending Odometer Reading # of Gallons Pumped This Fill Local Cost of One Gallon of Gas Average # of Miles Driven Per Day MPG Gas Expense Per Month Gas Expense Per Year
Enter a higher Miles Per Gallon figure for comparison:
Results:
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What to do with this figure? Go on to the next step to get a road trip total. Or... cost was awful? Try finding cheaper gas prices before you go, and try some money-saving road trip tips to keep the sticker shock from the pump from keeping you home:

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