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to Something You Should Know, AAA newly released 2026 Your
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Driving Cost Analysis. They sent this out to me a
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couple weeks ago, and it says the analysis puts the
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average cost of owning and operating a new vehicle at $ 12, 863
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a year. That is about $ 1, 071 every month, underscoring a
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financial reality many shoppers may overlook. The price negotiated at
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the dealership is just the beginning of the vehicle's actual cost.
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So you've got You know, in your mind, you're going, well, yeah,
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it's just a car payment. Well, but there's more than that.
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You want to drive this thing, right? Well, there's going
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to be insurance. There's going to be gas. There's going
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to be oil changes. There's going to be other things
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to think about. So we're going to talk about these
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discussion points. The cheaper the car to fuel may not
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be the cheapest car to own. So, hey, it doesn't
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cost as much on gas. Yeah, but you're spending a
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lot more money to buy this hybrid or to buy
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this electric powered thing. So, you know, do the math
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on everything, not just the one thing. A monthly payment trap.
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Sometimes you look at that payment, you're like, oh, it's
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an affordable payment. Yeah, but you're paying that for a long,
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long time. And by the time you're done paying for that,
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the vehicle's not going to be worth anything. Another thing
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on the list, purchase price is only number one. There's
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all of these other things to think about as well.
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EV versus hybrid versus gas. Wide appreciation deserves more attention.
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Bigger vehicle, bigger financial commitment. Five-year test before buying. You
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should think, okay, five years from now, is this still
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going to be a good fit for me? When a
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more expensive vehicle can still make financial sense, sometimes It
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is worth the upgrade to have a little more space
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if that's what you need for your family. Or, hey,
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I need this vehicle that has room to haul things
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because that's what I need to do with this vehicle.
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And then what to calculate before entering the dealership. Before
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you even walk in to have somebody smile and help
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you buy that car, there are some things that you
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should know in advance. I do have all of this
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information that was shared with me. I have that at Facebook.com
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slash SunnyRadio. and at facebook.com slash Sioux Falls News. Something
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you should know!