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"AAA's research shows that driving a new vehicle
that retains a high resale value and has moderate insurance
costs, can help offset other costs such as fuel and
tires," said John Nielsen, director of AAA Approved
Auto Repair and Car Buying Services. "Selecting
a model that is more fuel efficient than others in its
size-class, also will help consumers contain their driving
expenses."
To conduct its study, AAA used detailed driving costs
for small, medium, and large sedans. Driving costs in
each category are based on the average costs for five
top-selling models selected by AAA. By size category,
they are:
Small Sedan — Chevrolet
Cobalt, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Nissan Sentra and Toyota
Corolla.
Medium Sedan — Chevrolet
Impala, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima and
Toyota Camry.
Large Sedan — Buick
Lucerne, Chrysler 300, Ford Five Hundred, Nissan Maxima
and Toyota Avalon.
Though not part of the AAA composite average, SUV and
minivan information is also included in Your Driving
Costs to help buyers estimate operating costs for these
types of vehicles. Selected models include:
SUVs — Chevrolet
Trailblazer, Ford Explorer, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan
Pathfinder and Toyota 4Runner.
Minivans — Chevrolet
Uplander, Dodge Caravan, Ford Freestar, Honda Odyssey
and Toyota Sienna.
Consumers
can obtain copies of AAA's Your Driving Costs from many
AAA club offices and on the Internet at www.aaa.com/publicaffairs.
AAA
As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel
organization, AAA provides its more than 49 million
members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related
services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit,
fully-tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate
for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs
can be visited on the Internet at: http://www.aaa.com
. National and state by state, daily retail fuel prices
are available at www.aaafuelgaugereport.com.
(Source:
AAA)
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