Cars cost money - lots of money
According to a report by the RAC in 2003, 30% of motorists have no idea how much their car costs to run. If this is true, the other 70% must be in denial. The answer to the question: how much does it cost to run a car is "a lot." RAC Motoring Services have compiled a guide to illustrative vehicle running costs. These figures are a guide to the cost of running, from new, a privately owned car for a period of three years with an annual mileage of 12,000 miles. The numbers include depreciation, financing charges, fuel costs (at 81p a litre!!), servicing and maintenance, tyres and replacement parts, insurance premiums and, you guessed, RAC membership. These are the figures:
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engine size
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cost per year
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cost per week
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up to 1000cc
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£3,617
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£69.55
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up to 1500cc
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£5,118
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£98.42
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up to 2000cc
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£7,510
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£144.42
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up to 2500cc
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£9,715
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£186.82
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over 2500cc
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£11,134
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£214.11
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Every week, this is what your car costs.
Or take a look at the figures from the AA.
If you don't trust averages, and want to find out exactly how much your own car is costing, thisismoney.co.uk has a calculator.
Save more
Not having a car means saving the amounts listed above. It also means not having to pay for parking, congestion charges (coming soon to a town near you) and road pricing (ditto). You can give up the costly gym membership as you get fitter. And if you have a car parking space you might even be able to rent it out and make some money.
How do you get around without owning a car? Look at those weekly figures above: that's a lot of taxis, hire cars, trains and buses every week. The sooner you give up your car, the sooner you will start saving money.
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