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‘The BCAA receives iany
requests from members on.
the cost per mile to operate a -
car. Each year. the

- Association publishes ‘cost

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: figures based on averages.

“Due to the many sizés and |
types of cars ‘and the great
variance in the annual
distances. travelled, thesé’
cost figures can only be used -
as a guide by most people. -
The most accurate. figures’
' are those which the motorist .
calculates himself.

-how to-go about it.
FIXED COSTS

_These are the costs which

| usually do-not vary, and are

normally paid in a lump sum
‘or as equal monthly

" ~spayments.

Licence:

cost by your annual ‘distance
travelled in kilometres

.. (miles).

Insurance

Divide your -yearly in-
surance cost by your annual
distance
kilometres (miles).

_ Depreciation
This is an extremely

as the amount of
depreciation depends very

car, the distance
travelled, and on the type of
car itself.

Some cars hold‘their value
extremely well and some

lose their value very quickly. .

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PREM LEASE RATES AVAILABLE CEE:

a Present market trends in-
_ dicate that small cars are

The following i is-a guide on

Divide your ‘yearly licénce .

travelled in.

much on thé condition of the -
it has |

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- holding their: value much
better than large cars.

° The “following table. is

_ based on averages within the

Vancouver market, and can
be used as a guide for
calculation purposes only:
ist year. depreciation — — 18

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to 34% of purchase price;

3rd_ year depreciation — 30 -

to 38% of purchase’ price;
4th year depreciation — 45
to 54% of purchase price.
Finance Costs

If you have financed your

car, the cost of borrowing
the money should also be .

charged as part of your car

. costs. The cost of borrowing

is shown on your finance
contract, and calculations
may be made as follows:

Divide the finance of
interest cost by the number
of years of the finance
contract, multiplied by your
annual driving distance,
¢.p., $1,000 divided by three
years at 16,000 kilometres
(or 10,000 miles) per year =
2.1¢ per kilometre (3.3¢ per
mile).

to 29% of purchase price;
- 2nd year depreciation — 25

Interest Costs: a

Some people also believe.
that when you | purchase. a:
car.for cash, that the amount
of interest that is lost on that.

. sum should also be charged.

This can be done: quite
simply « by "calculating the.
amount of interest-lost- per.

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RUNNING COSTS

These are the normal
operating costs of the
automobile.

Gasoline

To determine how many
kilometres (miles) you get to
a gallon of gasoline can be
done quite easily by using
the following steps:

1. Fill up your gas tank -

2. Record — the
(mileage).reading .

kilometre

3. When you next fill the
tank, and remember, fill it to
the same level as before, this
can be done by removing the
gas pump nozzle when it
shuts off automatically.

. 6." Divide

7/7 Ai. .

‘annum and addieeitt it by the
- annual distance travelled. . °
'-. . kilometre (mileage)

- gallon.

Ae Record: ‘your - ‘Kilometre '

" (aileage) reading.

5.. Subtract the original

7 kilometre (mileage). reading -

from.the new one,‘ and this
will give you the:. distance.
you have travelled. : ;
this, . distance:
: fig gore by the: number | of

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gallons you have’ put into the
tank. The result. is your
per

e

Making this. calculation on
one tank of gas usually does
not give you a very accurate
figure, and -should be.
repeated over four tanks of
gas. In fact, it is a good idea
to keep a permanent record
of the gas used.

Oil and Lubrication ‘

Most cars should have ©

_ their oil changed every 5,000

kilometres (3,000 miles). For
the average motorist, this
would be three oil changes .
every year. The best guide of
course is to follow the in-
structions in your Owner's
Manual.

To calculate the cost of oil
and lubrication, calculate by

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