Does
your summer fun include road trips...one tank trips? With lower
gas prices these days, that is exactly what many people are going to
be doing. AAA expects more than 50 million will hit the road for some
destination this coming weekend.
If
you are among these reveling travelers you might want to know about
what it might cost you. Not to worry, there's an app for that...right?
Well,
sort of, it's more like there's too many apps and web apps out there
to choose from. Of all the apps out there, I highly recommend using
these three. All three allow you to compare and see what differences
there are among them. This may give you a better idea of things. In
fact, I would use them all, not just one, to compare all of the
information. Being better informed, means you'll make better
decisions.
Cost
To Drive is a web tool that does just one thing: estimates the cost
to drive from one place to another. Cost To Drive is simple to use.
Enter your starting point, and your destination (address, city,
state, zip code). Select your vehicle information, click a button,
and that's it.
Do
the same thing with the other apps. Enter starting point, and then
your destination along with vehicle information and you'll find
similar information. There may be some small differences, but you'll
find that the information is all very close. Travel math offers you
more types of calculations and I recommend that you thoroughly check
out your route before heading out to some unknown place.
That’s
it folks, these three apps will calculate your travel distance,
approximate driving time, and give you an estimate of your fuel
costs.
Plug
your destination point into google maps as you head out and along the
way click on the “explore” part of this app to find interesting
things along the way.
Have
fun. Stay cool. Be safe.
Rock
On!
