That's based upon the assumption that the owner drives about 15,000 miles in a year.
"The owner drives a four-wheel-drive truck through, yelling at us to get off his land," Mr. Palamar said.
BBC3's Twisted Tales (Sunday) was all about a haunted mobile phone that turned on its owner, drove him mad and ultimately killed him.
That makes comparisons with fossil-fuelled cars almost impossible.Petrol cars and diesels can also get more or fewer miles to the gallon depending on how they are driven, but irrespective of the distance the owner drives.
Go 60 miles and it would drop to 60mpg using the first measure, or 44mpg using the second.And this assumes that no power-sapping components are switched on and the owner drives with a featherlight foot.
Situated in a remote part of the countryside, in the Languedoc wine-growing region, it was without a roof (the previous owner, driven mad by the frustrations of the wine business, had managed to burn it down accidentally).
What if the owner drives more real miles than 30?
The son of the original owner drove a Lincoln whose license plate read, "NO SLICES".
Other regular claims were for phones left on a car roof and then smashed when the owner drove off, or phones dropped in the bath or toilet.
The data lists the five-year costs of insurance, repairs, maintenance, interest and fuel for 2009 vehicles sold in the U.S., assuming the owner drives 15,000 miles per year with fuel at $2.50 per gallon.
The dedicated owner drove five hours back to Massachusetts to be delighted with a reunion that, Leong said, made for quite an unforgettable experience.
