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The Ford Taurus wagon died.

It brought home how expensive vehicles are to operate. How many of us consider this when we buy one. My wife and I kept most of the receipts for the Taurus' maintenance and insurance. It was a bit of a shock to estimate what we spent on the car before it died.

Add to this gasoline at 129.9 cents per litre (approximately 35 cents per gallon in the USA) for a 50 litre fill and, holy dolly, we're looking at an additional 1612 dollars every year on gasoline alone. Ahem, that's like a couple of extra mortgage payments.

Thanks to Greg, Mark and the crew at the Fairfield PetroCan for helping us dispose of the Taurus. Rest in peace, Big Blue.