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provides (or $14.00 for meals and snacks, another $14.00 for lodging, $8.50 for gas and oil and $3.00 for tips and miscellaneous.
The AAA report also answers, for Rappahannock County car owners, the all-important question of how much it costs them per year to own and operate their cars. —_ _
The average is now $1,448 a year for a standard-size car in the medium price range, with automatic transmission, driven 10,000 miles annually.
This takes into account the fixed costs - for depreciation, insurance, license fees and such - amounting to $1,053, or $2.88 per day.
The other costs, covering gas, oil, tires and maintenance, depend upon how much the car is used. For 10,000-mile operation they total $895, or 8.95 cents a JU^e? OO'BWMg*. •9-'i •c'^
The total cost per mile, 14.5 cents, compares with 12.0 cents five years ago.
On this bases, Rappahannock County residents are spending some $3,287,000 to own and operate the 2,270 cars in use locally.
Local gas stations have been
72.9%