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 Stories About: British Columbia AND cars AND Idaho AND Oregon AND placemaking AND Washington
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Sticker shocker
Cars are more expensive than you think |
Clark Williams-Derry |
20 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Everyone knows that cars are expensive, right? Still, it may come as a surprise to find out just how much money we spend getting from place to place. The cost of the car itself -- typically the second biggest purchase many families make in their lives -- is just the start. When you start adding in the cost of gasoline, and car insurance, and maintenance and repairs, and parking, and taxes to build new roads and maintain old ones, and license fees, and the med ... |
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| Topics: British Columbia, cars, Idaho, Oregon, placemaking, Washington (all these topics) |
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