*There are lots of cars to

choose from

*Which best suits you??

Some things to Consider when buying a

car…

Annual costs of car ownership in the U.S. is over $7000

$7,754 in annual car costs takes 554 hours to earn. That's

over three full months of work each year.

Will your “potential” car make you or break

you???

Studies show the average driver has been

getting only 75 percent or so of the

mileage figures that are on the sticker of

their new vehicle.

• So if you are supposed to get 30 miles per gallon,

you could actually get 22.5 miles per gallon

*The current average gallon of

gas costs 2.89/gal.

There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2005.

About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States -- one death every 13 minutes.

16-year-olds are 3 times more likely to die

in a motor vehicle crash than the average

of all drivers.

81% of teenage motor vehicle crash

deaths in 2008 were passenger vehicle

occupants.Oh My!!!

Statistics show that 16- and 17-year-old

driver death rates increase with each

additional passenger (IIHS).

Fancy Gadgets:• Sunroof

• Cruise Control

• Automatic Starter

• CD Player

• Heated Seats

• GPS

• Automatic Parallel Parker

• Rearview Camera

…………………………………..?

What do you Like??

The

Size

The size & look

DID you know?? Cars take 18 percent longer on average to fix than three years

ago

So say a car took an hour to fix three years ago. That means a

car now-a-days would take roughly an hour and ten minutes.

That’s not a lot, but it can ++++ up

More things to consider— Warranty

New/Old

Type/Maker

Type of Dealership

………….

So:

• When are you going to buy your next car???

(or maybe first)

http://bicycleuniverse.info/transpo/almanac

.html

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/

http://www.rmiia.org/auto/teens/Teen_Drivi

ng_Statistics.asp

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?

cp-documentid=435228

http://www.car-

accidents.com/pages/stats.html