Be more like me...

...and ditch your car. Thanks in large part to the liquid gold, the cost to own and operate a 2008 model car will run from $5,510 to $9,095 a year the next five years at 10,000 miles of driving per. That's up from $5,050 to $8,150 for a 2007 model or about $500 to $1,100 depending on vehicle size.