McBride: Cutting car costs could save you thousands

Canadians spend more on transportation than on anything else other than taxes and housing.
The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) online calculator shows the average annual operating costs based on driving a compact car 20,000 kilometres in Saskatchewan is about $8,349. For a full-sized car it’s $11,732.
The true cost of owning a car includes sales taxes, depreciation, interest on your car loan, insurance, license, registration, taxes, fuel, repairs, car washes, parking and speeding tic