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PAGE 26, WHMrY FREEPRESS;, WED SDAy;,SEMTEMBER 20,,-1989 Car costs drivigu adU:CAA rpr It now coets the average Canadian more than $100 a week to own an automobile, according to the 3-million member Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), which bas released its CAA Car Costs 1989-90 brochure. The CAA Car Costs report is based on computations provided by Runzheimer International, a management consulting firm which providec services to accurately measure costs, of transportation, taxes, meals, goods and services, lodging lu. housing. Car Costs data reveals that it costs the averag Canadian motorist $5,968 per year or almost $115 per week ta, operate their automobile. Even those driving a sub-compact in a low-cost province can expect ta, gay $5,250 annually or just under $101 weekly ta mun their car. insurance ($100 deductible comprehensive, $250 deductible collision,' $500,000 inclusive third party liability) $766 per year; snow tires, $56 per year; license and registration, $81 per year; depreciation, $2,371 per year and finance expenses $858 per year. Fixed costs tatalled $4,132 per year, or $79.46 per week. Calculations of operating csts are made. for annual driving distances of 16,000, 24,000 and 32,000 kdiometres with gasoline priced at a national average of 52.2 cents per litre. TI addition, .operating coets and fixed costa are provided in the brochure on a national basis complete with a- ranking of provinces according ta high ta low costs. The averàge per Ilometre cost is determined by combining operating and fixed For example, a ,motarist driving. 16,000 ilometres per year will encounter expenses of about $1,224 in operating costs (16,000, kms. at 7.65 cents) and $4,132 in fixed costs, for a total of $5,356 or 33.5 cents per iflometre ($5,356 divided by, 16,000 kms.) Lest year,' the same driver owning and operating a 4-cylinder 1988 Ford Tempo and travelling the samne distance would have incurred ape kçilometre cost of 31.4 cents. Fo this driver, the per ilometre cost increaaed 6.7 per cent in 1989-90. Sinigle copies 'of 'Car Coats 1989-90 are available fr-om most CAA Travel Centre or by contacting CAA Toronta, 2 Carlton Street, Toronta, Ontario, MSB 1LK4. SETMBRSPCAS IESOCAA 185X70Rl4 .... $69 175X70R13 .... $63 Car Costs 1989-90 is based on a 1989 Ford Tempo GL with a 2.3-litre, 4-cylinder engins which is driven 24,000 ilometres per year. The four-door sedan is equipped with- standard and optional accessories including AM-FM stereo, autamatic transmission, power steering, power disc brakes, rear window defogger, speed control, tilt. steering wheel, engine block heviter and heavy-duty battery. Figures show both operating and fixed costs increased substantially. Operating costs (those directly related ta, the number of ilometres driven) increased by seven per cent. They include gas and oul, 5.45 cents per Ilometre, maintenance, 1.51 cents Per Idlometre, and tires, 0.69 cents per Ilometre, totalling 7.65 cents per Ilometre. Fixed cosa change little with the amount driven. They include GM car sales down Rising interest rates and fal- lin g consumer confidence, will lead to a 6.5-per cent decrease in car sales in 1989, predicts General Motors president George Peapples. Peapples was the featured speaker as General* Motors recently unveiled, in Tornt its car and trck lineup for 1990. 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