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expensive. Between the cost of gas and the cost of <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2269147_cheap-car-insurance.html" title="insurance">insurance</a>, keeping up a car is difficult, time-consuming
and worst of all: pricey. Here are five various suggestions for different ways
to make keeping a car cheaper, or at least significantly more cost effective. Read the rest on the next page.&#0160;
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1. Make the car work for you. Instead of pouring money into your gas tank month
after month and stressing about the cost, make the car work for you. Find a
delivery job at a local pizza place, get a gig with the phone company to
deliver the yellow pages, or work as a courier for a local business. At least
this way your car is helping to pay for itself, instead of just wasting money. <br />
<br />2. Fix your car yourself. When something goes wrong, buy a manual for your car,
talk to someone who knows what they are doing, roll up your sleeves and get
dirty. With <a href="http://www.partshotlines.com/" title="Used Auto Parts">used
auto parts</a> available cheaply from many junk yards, this is often one of the
best ways to save money. <br />
<br />3. Drive more carefully. Yes, it can be more boring, but if you stick to the
speed limits and (more importantly) are careful when you accelerate and brake,
your gas mileage will increase, saving you money.<br />
<br />4. Get married. Seriously. When you get married, you are considered by your
insurer to be “more responsible,” so your insurance costs drop dramatically. <br />
<br />5. Take <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_transport">mass transit</a>.
Depending on the time factor and the distance, a bus or train is often much
more cost-effective per mile than a car is. If you take a train, your gas usage
and wear and tear on the car will both drop dramatically. Plus you get a chance
to read! Many mass transit systems even have Internet access on board!</span>


