Russian drivers in the past year noted an increase in maintenance costs of the machine. One in four (26%), the motorist said the growth of costs.
Only 11% believe the cost of the car unchanged, and 1% of motorists reported a decrease in spending, according to data of Fund “Public opinion”, reports Interfax.
All, according to the survey, personally, drive a car, 39% of Russians.
Among them each 10% of monthly spend on fuel over 5 thousand rubles, the same amount of respondents give an amount in the range from 2.5 to 4 thousand rubles.
Another 6% of respondents spend for this purpose from 4 to 5 thousand roubles, 4% admitted that they spend between 1.5 to 2 thousand rubles.
Of the 39% of Russians who drive the car, only 7% use the pay Parking.
And 6% within the amount to 2 thousand rubles a month.
As follows from the data of the survey, the average cost of car maintenance, which over the past year ran 27% of owners of cars amounted to 17 thousand 240 roubles.
Payment of fines (they got 15% of the 39% of motorists) costs an average of 3 thousand RUB. 152 23% of drivers evaluates the cost of maintaining the car as the average load on the family budget, and 9% believe the cost of large, and 7% say they have a relatively small loss for the family purse. 23% of motorists admitted that they do not try to economize on the car.
At the same time 14% of respondents admitted that attempted this: reducing the number of trips (6%), self-repairing car, reducing spending on repair, spare parts, washing, fuel, adhering to the careful driving style (8%).
While 28% of respondents ruled out the possibility to abandon the car in order to save. In particular, 8% said that the machine they needed, and another 6% spoke about the importance of having a car for work.
Another 15% referred to the comfort of movement, independence from public transport, as well as the habit of driving the car. Only 7% of car owners admitted that in the future they can reject the car.
The survey of Fund “Public opinion” was held April 8-14. It was attended by 2,000 respondents in 104 localities 55 regions of Russia. Informed the Agency “AUTOSTAT” calculated that in the last year of passenger cars in Russia rose by an average of 16%. The weighted average price of such a vehicle is 1.36 million RUB., according to data of the statistical Agency.
Stronger than other more expensive Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda and Audi, noted “AUTOSTAT”.
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