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A new report from the American Automobile Association (AAA) that the average car over $9,000 a year to and . The AAA said that on average, the cost of driving 23,000 km a year around two per cent last year. This cost fuel, maintenance, insurance and repairs. The report says the biggest increase in costs was for maintaining the car – things like oil changes, new air filters, and safety inspections. AAA manager Michael Calkins said: "As a vehicle older, you tend to more significant repair costs." The second largest increase was for insurance. Americans an average of $1,029 a year to their car.

The AAA's report that the cost of owning a car on its size. Owners of small cars would probably around $7,000 a year to their car , while 4WD owners would have to pay over $12,000 a year for their gas guzzlers. Mr Calkins also said that people were their car for a longer time before a new one. "The length of time people keep cars has been up for the past several years," he said. This is probably because of the global recession. People are off buying such an expensive item until the economy . Calkins added: "The average age of the vehicle on the road now is 11.1 years.…The quality of the cars is also ."

 


 
 

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