I was using the numbers here: https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/total-cost-o...

opportune · on April 10, 2019

15k miles a year is also a lot of miles. I probably drive less than 5k.

defen · on April 10, 2019

Berkeley -> Mountain View is 50 miles one way (25,000 per year)

Berkeley -> San Mateo is 35 miles one way (17,500 per year)

Berkeley -> San Francisco is 15 miles one way - 7500 per year (at an average speed of 20 mph)

If you can use BART or CalTrain to get to work then you can get those numbers way down, but it's not an option for everyone.

CamelCaseName · on April 10, 2019

Well, if you're commuting two hours a day, you'll certainly be driving quite a few miles.

I drive around 40,000km (~25,000 miles) and that's around a 2 hour round trip commute.