For many who are contemplating about getting a car, the bad news is that petrol costs has risen so much that it will probably be as much as your installments that you will be paying for your car. The good news is, this may only be true for smaller cars - assuming that the installment is $290 per month and that a 22,000km drive per month costs $236. Of course, if you are driving a bigger car with higher fuel consumption, you may still end up paying just as much as your car installment - but real