Hit the road, Jack, but it will cost you $7,800

That’s the average cost for tires, gas, insurance and everything else that goes into owning and driving your car. AAA has studied driving costs every year since the 1950s, and it almost always finds it gets more expensive every year.

If you want to add it up for yourself, AAA has copies of its driving cost study, including instructions for tallying your total price, available at many of its club offices and online at www.aaapublicaffairs.com/Main.