Between laundries, tolls and insurance: how much does it cost to maintain a car?

If you are thinking about buying in a car, this article is ideal for you! We will tell you everything you need to know about the maintenance of a car, considering the cost of laundry, tolls and insurance.If you already have a car, you probably know about the expenses involved in its maintenance, but stay reading that we tell you all the tariff news about which you have to be aware!



UNDAV investigated 

UNDAV, is the Observatory of Public Policies of the National University of Avellaneda. This institution, embarked on an investigation, through which he wanted to establish how much it costs to maintain a car.To be realistic, if you thought that the expenses ended once you paid for the car, we regret to tell you that this is just the beginning of a long list of things to pay. Since you own the car, there are a series of taxes and expenses that you have to face.

For the research carried out by UNDAV, an example was taken of a person who uses his car to go to work every day, and who from his home to work must travel a distance of 30 km (30 km one way and the same distance from return to your home). They are 22 working days per month.

The investigation contemplates the payment of toll and garage (stay during working hours).keep a car

The study classified the increases in three segments:

    Low-end cars: Today costs 52.7% more than in 2016. The previous year the expenses for the mentioned items were estimated at $ 7035 and in 2017 you must have $ 10733 per month for maintenance.

    Mid-range cars: Increased maintenance, taking into account the case presented as an example, 49.3%, costing $ 12621 today.

    High-end cars: The increase was the lowest of the three: 44.5% increase, and go to pay from $ 13710 to $ 19806.

The increases are reflected in the following 6 services with the percentages that we detail below:

    Lavaderos: They suffered a year-over-year increase of 112.5%.
    Tolls: Increased by 100%.
    Insurance: 50%
    Parking: their values ​​were increased by 42.7%.
    Patent: obviously the mandatory taxes also suffered increases and in the case of the payment of patents, according to UNDAV, the increase is 36%.
    Vehicle Technical Verification: Increased 34.1%.
    Fuel: Increased 33.7%.

The drawback that arises in this investigation, is that the aforementioned increases are not correlated with the increase in wages. That is, they increase more the expenses that must be made than the money that enters the pockets of the workers.Another point that UNDAV highlights, is the increase suffered by the maintenance of smaller cars, increased by 8 points, than the increase suffered by the maintenance of the cars of greater range, which indicates the detriment of the income of the class half.As summarized in an INFOBAE note: "Among the consequences derived from this inflationary framework, three behaviors were analyzed: the change of the unit, less use of the vehicle or lower fuel consumption. "The common pattern of all these options is that they entail a lower quality of life for the owners of vehicles," the investigation concluded.When thinking about a car, you also have to think seriously about its maintenance costs.

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