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fluff · 02-14-2007, 02:50 AM

It's about a 60 mile round trip for work, which is about an hour each way (bay area traffic).

I drive a 2007 Saturn Vue.

tinyterror'sma · 02-14-2007, 01:43 PM

I'm starting to drive less & working from home but at one time I drove to my sites every week. And my 2001 Saturn Wagon shows it with 114,000 miles on it and oil changes every 6 weeks.

And even if you do get mileage it still costs $ and if you were in a wreck your personal insurance would have to cover it, not company so you might want to go ahead and admit to your insursance that you're using your car for work. But that will cost $$.

Sabra · 02-17-2007, 03:40 AM

It tends to take me about 10 minutes to drive to or from work. Fifteen if traffic is heavy. I wouldn't be willing to work farther away from where I live. I got an offer for a job that pays $1/hr more than what I have now, but it's on the other side of the city and I don't do rush hour San Antonio traffic unless I just have to.

Funny thing is, I have actually applied for a job as a WIC counselor that would entail driving all day long to folks' houses. I will reapply as soon as I can.

I'd love to have that particular job.

DH drives all day long; he's a drain tech for Roto Rooter. Since he has to drive a van, he uses at least $100/wk for gasoline. He travels not just in the city but the whole county and several surrounding counties. He's had a couple of jobs that were 2 hours one way to get there (and then one day he had 5 jobs within about 10 blocks of each other).

I have a '95 Ford Taurus station wagon, & Rob has an '01 Chevy whatevertheheck cargo van. I usually spend about $20 on gas a week, if that. I love my mileage & my cruise control.

~Hope~ · 04-14-2007, 09:33 PM

Depending on what time I have to leave, it takes anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour to get to work.
Ugh.
The drive ain't pretty.

I drive a gasp, gawd, yes a minivan.
(nissan quest)

Hope

~Candy~ · 04-14-2007, 09:44 PM

I drive about a hour round trip to and from work every day but i also drive a lot for my job. the mileage and time varies weekly. if i'm in court, it's only a block or two away but if i have to do a home visit in another town, it can be another hour round trip. a lot of us try to combine home visits that are in the same town to cut do on mileage/gas (and boredom-lol) and we do get paid mileage but i drive a mini van. i'm looking for a small car to use for work though.

cathleenc · 04-16-2007, 12:32 AM

it takes the same amount of time whether I drive to work or walk to walk - a mere 4 blocks away. That was intentional. I love living/working in the same neighborhood, really gives me a sense of community. I do drive to work somedays so that I can run work-related errands (bank/post office).

I drive whatever is available that day - a toyota sienna, an ancient toyota corolla, or the babysitter's car.

JoDee · 04-16-2007, 01:43 AM

I drive to work and it's about 10 min's sometimes it takes longer but that's just because I have a good book playing. (ND traffic) I would love to ride my bike but I just relized that I need to get back in shape if I want to do that so maybe this summer.
I use to drive 80 miles round trip but I would go before 6am and leave before 3pm so that worked out pretty good. That was Seattle traffic. That's how I got hooked on audio books. They are amazing.
I drive a 96 Volkswagen Passat

althara · 04-16-2007, 02:28 AM

I work from home unless I have to go to our datacenter. That's a 10-15 minute drive one way. But that is only when we have issues with remote access our are setting up new customers, so it's maybe 2-3 times a month.

elfmaker · 05-25-2007, 12:20 AM

i work all over L.A. county and can spend anywhere from 30 minutes to 2+ hours in the car driving to a location. i drive a Dodge Durango and spend a fortune on gas---though I trade cars with dh whenever possible--he has a chevy S10...and he drives 14 miles roundtrip for work.......i work with children who work in entertainment and advertising-- that puts me in sound studios, theaters(like disney hall), and a zillion production studios around town +++ on site locations. i can write off mileage and I get paid extra if i leave the 'free zone'--- basically the county.

Luna