Show I i Is the Car Worth Its Operating Expense SPECIAL TO THE CLIPPER How lIow much am I spending a year to own and operate my myar car ar That is a question that almost almost almost al al- al- al most every ery car owner in Davis County bounty asks himself periodical- periodical ly y But few of t them em take the thc time ime and trouble to figure it out They know in a general way vay that it is costing more than it il formerly did for gas Insurance Insurance ance nee repairs and the rest But how low much more New v data on a national basis bais basis ba- ba sis is indicates that the average driver with a car in the average average aver aver- age price range traveling the average miles a year is isnow isnow isnow now spending 1198 1198 for lor its maintenance and operation The figure represents an up up- ward revision of oC the cost that hat was reported by the Amerlean Amer Amer- American lean ican Automobile Association in ina ina ina a previous study covering 1954 The adjustment follows consumer consumer consumer con con- sumer cost studies by the Labor Labor Labor La La- bor Department and others Based on normal usage the passenger cars in Davis County as reported for early 1959 are now costing local residents residents residents resi resi- dents approximately a year Most of oC this thi is in the form of fixed fined charges of per car which apply whether it is used or not The major part of these costs is depreciation which comes to The rest is made up of insurance and license and registration fees The other kind of oC expenses for gas oil tires and repairs is directly related to the mileage mileage mileage mile mile- age chalked up It amounts to 39 cents a mile For drivers who go miles a year it comes to Davis County drivers who clock this amount of oC mileage have an overall cost including fixed expenditures of oC 1210 cents a mile For those who travel more than this average amount the total cost per mile is lower than this because the fixed charges remain the same Conversely Conversely Conversely Con Con- smaller use of the car carmeans carmeans carmeans means higher cost per mile Operation at miles a year boils down to 81 cents a amile amile amile mile but at miles a year it rises sharply Jo fo cents Auto travel in Davis County continues at a high level however however however how how- ever despite the increased costs Consumer data shows that local gas stations grossed inn the last fiscal year compared with the year before |