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What happens after the keys. Running costs, maintenance, protection and the decisions that arrive in year two.

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Paint protection film, ceramic coating and vinyl: what each one actually does

Three products, three different jobs, routinely sold as if they were one. Only one of them stops a stone chip.

Mario Bailey · 26 Aug

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Insurance is the second payment

The national average premium is $119.87 a month. Which car is on the policy moves that further than the state does, and it is …

Mario Bailey · 17 Aug

A Driven Life cover card. Large type reading $384.94 a month, over a dark road graphic.
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What a car costs a month after the payment

Insurance, fuel, maintenance and registration come to roughly $385 a month on national figures, before a single loan payment. Here is where each number …

Mario Bailey · 12 Aug

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