Would you drive 1,000+ miles to earn free college credit?

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I like the story.

Gas at the time was around $2 a gallon, so 1000 miles X 2 is 100 gallons or $200 @ 20mpg

Used vans are cheap, going for $4k or less for something reliable enough to make a long trip. It's not like you lose the entire 4k. They probably could have sold it for $5k when the used car market increased in 2021.

If they didn't need a van, they could have rented a van/car for probably $300 and done it that way instead.

Bill Summary
$200 Gas
$300 Car Rental
$200 Airbnb or Motel
$700 Total vs. $7500 for 5 college courses

Also, the time savings of doing CLEPs make it so this person can graduate faster. 

So they saved time, money and had a nice adventure to boot.