Auto expenses
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`By FRED ROSSANO
; ,;Daily Collegian Staff Writer
0, ' The average cost of owning and
4 'operating a new car in 1977 increased by
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4 percent over the 1976 model year,
v according to a survey done by the Hertz
Corp. Car Leasing Division.
• . The survey concluded that cars in the
~:1977 model year cost 30.1 cents a mile or ll
,''l,4 $3,007 a year to own and operate, while
, :the 1976 cost was 28.1 cents a mile or
Pi $2,810 per year.
kti. The cars selected for the annual Hertz
A estimate were mid-sized, normally
" 1 .1 equipped, two-door sedans, which are
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c. :owned for three years and driven ap
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roximately 10,000 miles a year.
", Those expenses included in the 30.1
i-' *figure were oil, gas, partA, servicing,
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-' A 4, .licensing fees, insurance, interest and
14 1 ' 'depreciation of the car.
,?.? Automobile dealers in State College
have said consumers can expect similar
, 4';but smaller increases during the next
-'::: few years.
: "The overall cost of owning and
operating a new car, right now, is
''lr( exorbitant," said • John McVeigh, co
ei. owner of Miller-McVeigh Ford Inc.
.`Within the next year or two, however,
;
qii, prices should stabilize."
- The degree of increase will depend on
the demands the government puts on the
',.7 , auto industry regarding emission
National security meeting topic
Richard Mansfield will speak on
national security and "The Unbreakable
fi Code" at 7 tonight in 103 McAllister.
‘ ,l , There. will be a Math Club meeting af
i terward
•
FSHA 410 will present a Hungarian
dinner tomorrow night in the Maple
Room, Human Development Building.
For reservations, call 865-7441. Seatings
atr at 5:30, 5:45, 6, 6:15 and 6:30.
Collegian notes
FSHA 410 will present a New Orleans
Creole dinner tonight in the Maple
Room. Call 865-7441 for reservations.
Seating is at 5:30, 5:50 and 6.
Steve Fenwick will talk about his films
at a special program of the Student Film
Organization at 7:30 tonight in 17 Arts
Building.
Narcotics Anonymous is available for
December 1,2, 3,
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control devices and gas mileage
requirements, McVeigh said.
• 'Costs will continue to rise if Congress
continues to put the pressure on car
manufacturers," Charles Rider,
associate owner of Rider Oldsmobile-
Mazda Inc., said.
McVeigh said required items such as
the catalytic converter have increased
the cost of owning a car by some $4OO,
although "it has not been fully proven to
be effective."
New cars also must use only unleaded
fuel, which costs more than regular,
again increasing the overall cost of the
car, he said. According to the Hertz
survey, gas prices increased by almost
five cents in 1977.
Large gas-guzzling cars can increase
the overall cost by up to $340 a year,
Hertz said, while subcompact and
smaller cars, using less fuel, can
decrease the cost by up to $7OO a year.
The per-mile cost will be lowered if the
consumer drives more than 10,000 miles
a year because expenses will be spread
over more miles.
"But, of course, in these cases the
overall annual dollar expenses rise,"
according to J.E. Menendez, vice
president of the Hertz Corp.
The owner of a car kept three years
who drives 15,000 miles per year will pav
help or information about drugs anytime
at 237-8353. The organization is at St.
Andrews Episcopal Church, Foster , Ave.
and Fraser Street.
The Wildlife Society will meet at 7:30
tonight in 105 Ferguson. Dave Putnam of
the Pa. Cooperative Wildlife Research
Unit, will discuss "Movements and
Habitat Use of Wild Turkey."
The Student Dietetic Association will
meet at 7 tonight in 108 Human
Development Building.
The Marketing Club will have a party
from 9 to midnight tonight at Sigma Pi
fraternity, 1303 Fraternity Row.
HOPS will hold a coffeehouse from 9 to
midnight tonight at 415 E. Foster Ave.
The Third World Coalition will meet
7:30 tonight in 111 Kern. All are invited.
The Penn State Association for the
Handicapped will meet'at 7 tonight in 324
HUB.
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up 7%
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22.6 cents a mile, but will spend ap
proximately $3BO in additional expenses
each year, Menendez said.
"One of the biggest factors people fail
to consider," when discussing
operational costs, "is the amount of
mileage driven per year," Rider said.
"People used to drive an average of
10,000 to 12,000 miles a year. Now, that
number has risen to about 15,000," he
said. "It's noi - surprising to see cars with
50,000 miles on them after being only two
years old."
Rider said a direct result of increased
mileage is an increase in the
depreciation of the car or, in other
words, lower resale value.
Average fuel efficiency in 1977 im
proved to about 15.5 miles per gallon,
Hertz said, compared to 14.5 miles per
gallon the year before.
Gas mileage is very difficult to
calculate accurately, McVeigh said.
"The machines," which are connected to
the . test cars and compute the gas
mileage, "do not take into account the
driver's speed, his acceleration and
deacceleration and the type of terrain."
He said overall gas mileage should
increase during the next few years
because auto manufacturers are
beginning to reduce the size of big cars
more and more each year.
The State College chapter of the
NAACP, will meet at 7 tonight in the
University Baptist Church, 411 S.
Burrowes St.
The sailing division of the Penn State
Outing Club will meet at 7:30 tonight in
214 Boucke.
Shaver's Creek Nature Center will
hold a winter tree and evergreen walk at
2 p.m. Sunday in Stone Valley.
An ice skating exhibition will be held 7
p.m. tomorrow at the Ice Pavilion.
Admission is free.
FSHA 330 will hold a movie star's
luncheon from 11:40 to 12:45 tomorrow in
the Maple Room of Human Development
Building. All menu prices will be under
$.95.
Registration for the College Bowl has
been extended until Nov. 16.
Registration forms are available in 203-
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