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A new from the American Automobile Association (AAA) says that the average car over $9,000 a year to own and run. The AAA said that on average, the cost of 23,000 km a year around two per cent last year. This cost includes , maintenance, insurance and repairs. The report says the biggest increase in costs was for maintaining the car – like oil changes, new air filters, and inspections. AAA manager Michael Calkins said: "As a vehicle gets , you tend to encounter more significant costs." The second largest increase was for insurance. Americans pay 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 spend around $7,000 a year to their car running, while 4WD owners would have to pay over $12,000 a year for their gas . Mr Calkins also said that people were their car for a longer time before buying a new one. "The of time people keep cars has been going up for the past years," he said. This is probably because of the global . People are putting off buying such an item until the economy improves. 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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