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The Car Expenses Game

Cars can bring new freedom into your life, but they can also be a financial headache if you're not ready.

Use the Car Expenses Game to guess the essential costs involved in running a car.

See if you can guess all the essential costs in getting your car on the road. Guess right and you'll see a complete car! Guess wrong and you'll see only parts!!

Prices are approximate and based on an $8,000 second-hand small car (10 years old) kept in the city by a 19 year old female who has been driving for one year and uses the car to get around.

Central locking ($800)

Third Party Property insurance ($450)

Hands-free phone kit ($25)

Comprehensive insurance ($1,800)

Purchase price ($8,000)

Tow bar ($150)

Seat covers ($160)

Cone speakers ($100)

Dealer delivery charges ($1,500)

Stamp Duty ($240)

Rear spoiler ($200)

Power exhaust system ($1,500)

Third party insurance/Green slip ($500)

Roof racks ($150)

CD stacker ($1,100)

Registration ($220)

Car alarm ($400)

Mag wheels ($1,200)

Air conditioning ($1,000)

Sunroof ($2,000)