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Show Average Daily Cost of Maintaining Automobile According to figures compiled by the American Motorists' association, the average automobile cost the average American motorist $1 a day In 1927. The operation and maintenance cost each motorist $229, while tbe depreciation deprecia-tion Is figured at $130. The depreciation deprecia-tion Is based on the seven-year life expectancy ex-pectancy of a passenger automobile and the average retail price of $953 for tlfe year. Fuel and lubricants represented 44 per cent of the operation opera-tion bill, or $101. Tbe mechanics charged $47 for their time, while replacement re-placement parts totaled $41 and tbe tire hill was $40, |