Agreed. And for comparison, AAA has the average annual cost to own and operate a car at $8698 this year:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;newsroom.aaa.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;annual-cost-operate-vehicle-falls-8698-finds-aaa&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;newsroom.aaa.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;annual-cost-operate-vehicle-...</a>