European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 10, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19 consume watch by Mary Neth most american families have one but few realize that in a period of ten Yea having it has meant an outlay of $18,000 or 10.the item a Standard size american  it hat Cost about $5.000 to Pur Chase and in ten years has eaten up some $3,200 Worth of Gas. About 13,600 in repairs. $l,80ln insurance $2,200 in Garaging parking and tolls and $1,560 in taxes. Those at least were the average costs at the time Fuk Federal Highway administration s latest study. Depreciation continues whether the car is operated or not. According to the Cha a Standard die 1176 four door Sedan that was bought for $4.899 depreciates $1,21sthe first year $748 the second and $637 the third. Thus r would pay to hold on to that car at least until the third year before trading it in except for the fact that after the first year an owner can be faced with outlays for tire re placement repairs and added incidental expenses. The Cha estimate that it costs 11.24 cents a mile to drive a Standard die car the first year 14.26 cents the second h.49 cents toe third 17.11 cents the fourth and 15.64 cents the fifth. Here s How it Breaks Down by the Way the administration s studies show that cars Are driven less the second year than the first and on Down the line. An individual s transportation needs tend to be relatively stable from year to year so it would be unlikely that a person would drive an Only car successively fewer mites each year. However As a general Rule cars Are operate fewer Miles each year As they grow older the older car usually becomes the second or third car in a family or for some other reason is driven less. Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4lh sch item depreciation $1,215.00 $748.00 $07.00 $466.60 $340.00 157.0530.94 8.38 463.03 14.84214 250.98 199.95 27.74 7.97 415.13 13.78 200 240.94 41447  7.19 387 j314.84 230.91 mt.03 406.52 24.54 58.096.60 6.56 319.33 316.1413.78 19.68 182 182 220.88 2j0.21 254.22 1,853.51 1,896.36 1,781.161,54840 repairs tins accessories gasoline of insurance parking total repairs included maintenance such As lube jobs re placement of minor parts such As spark plugs fan belts Etc. Costs were calculated using 1976 parts prices and a$13.50-per-hour labor rate. Gasoline was figured at the consumption rate of is Miles per gallon and at Cost of 60.8 cents per Galton. Consumption of Oil was figured at the rate Otamae gallon per every 167 Gallons of gasoline used. A Price of $1.06 was used. Insurance coverage included $50,000 combined Public modern living 1 and in a few years you can order the other half in the same color  Roher quickly please liability $25,900 personal injury Protection uninsured Motorist coverage and full comprehensive coverage. Parking also includes garage rental or indirect Cost oath owner s Garaging facility. When state and Federal taxes were included the cos would Rise to $2,715.82 for the first year and $1,687.11 for the  to a compact size car there were big savings the first year but by the fifth costs were closer to that of operating a Standard size Model. Without taxes operating a compact was figured at$1,488.71 the first year $1.486.13 the second. $1.466.04 the third $1,467.90 the fourth and $1.458.44 the fifth. For those thinking of buying a used car the consumer Union puts out a pamphlet How to buy a used car with advice on How to avoid a Lemon. To receive the Booklet Send 75 cents to Book department Consumers Union Orangeburg. New York 10962. As to european can in Germany until recently it was difficult for the consumer to Jet a hold of what to comparable to the us. Blue Book listings of need car prices. Now however according to the German consume Magazine test this secret list that everyone except the consumer used to have in a desk1 drawer 1 is available for Purchase. But the Price in t inexpensive. The list put out monthly by the Deutsche aut Motrii Treuhold a Mph Dat costs 98 Marks about $12. The German Magazine Stern however has published Good part of the list of its readers. It s noted that prices for used can Are climbing just As those for new  has particularly gone up on the popular models like the vow Gou called Rabbit a the state the four Cylinder Mercedes models and the bows from the 316 to 320 series. Prices for imports such As Dat suns have remained fairly stable. The Magazine also reports that with the new car Market flourishing this year 4.5 million used can Al ready have been sold. The average used car sold is about five Yean old wit about 65,000 Kilometres about 40,000 Mil Sand costs 4, 900 Marks about Rood. The Dat experts report that normally a customer checks out four to five can before buying. Even at that almost every third used car needs replan which average about 1,000 Marks around $450 within four months after it was purchased. To avoid such an outlay Dat recommends that the would be buyer of a used car pay for the services of a professional car assessor before signing any contract. Such an assessor a Krot Ahn Eug  charges from so to 70 Marks around $20 to $30 for us services. You can find them listed in the yellow pages of the local German Telephone Book available at any Post office. Look them up under Schuer Sumiter fair Kra to Der tenge or Telephone the local office of the German Auto Mobile club adar listed under adar in the regular German Telephone Book for the nearest address. That $20 or so charge could be Well Worth it if it saves you the irritation and Money of a big car Bill later one. Here Are some of the used car Market prices Accord big to Stem the prices Are without the German tax. If you Are Selling a car to a dealer you can expect to receive at least 20 per cent less. The prices Are in dollars based on an Exchange rate of135 Marks to a Dollar. Years Are left Blank where no Fig ures were available. Moderau Dalool bloc Triumph Bow 1602 Chry. Simca 1301scitroen 2cv4 citroen  Fiat 128ford escort  1000 Mercedes 280opel Ascona l 1.6 opel mania l 1.6renault r12tl Toyota celialtvw1200 vw1300 Golf 3,361 3,170 2,851 1976 1975 1974 4.212 3,617-2,893 4,234 3,702 3.659 3,297 2,510 2,127 2.106 1.658 1,446 3,574 2.957 7.404 6,382 2,851 2j82 1,957 2,106 1.829 3,553 2,787 2,468 2,425 2,063 1,787 8,553 7,489 6,170 3,148 2,765 3,234 2,836 2,893 2,425 3,872 3,340 2.808 2.510 2,127 1.829 1973 1972 2,297 1,531 3.106 2,255 2,765 2412 1,617 1.276 1.148 829 2.170 1.510. 1,595 1,127 1,617 u40 2.106 1,595 4.595 3,531 2.382 1.957 2,510 2.000 1.893 1,382 2,297 1.659 1,531 1,276 1.617 1,382