Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: car-sharing question (Findhorn)

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

Another way to calculate costs for car sharing is to use the IRS standard 
deduction of 54.5 cents per mile that is calculated to cover all costs, fixed 
and variable. Actual expenses could be lower for small, inexpensive cars and 
higher for large expensive cars. But as Fred’s figures demonstrate, trying to 
project actual costs is time consuming with endless variables and what-ifs.

If I were setting up a system, I would start with the standard mileage rate and 
use it for 3-5 years before making adjustments. I would expect a cohousing 
group to have lower costs but the extra can be used to build a reserve fund for 
repairs and replacement.

It would make life simpler while ensuring that these charges would be 
sufficient. Drop them when you have real data to work from.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org