Owning a car isn’t cheap. If you want to properly maintain your vehicle, you’re looking at an extra $100 or so per month. Though these costs can increase dramatically depending on the car.
Not only that, but the cost of car maintenance is going up. Supply chain issues and tariffs have caused massive delays in sourcing and price increases for mechanics. These factors are part of the reason why car repair costs have risen twice as fast as inflation since January 2019.
