Today, for our project, we found that the cost of an oil and filter change is around $27, so for five years it would be about $404.50. We used this website to get our information. We had a bit of trouble with this because there were so many options depending on the type of engine; for example, it would cost double the usual amount if your car used synthetic oil. Since our knowledge on cars is very limited we weren't sure what to choose, so we picked the regular oil change after searching it some more. At first we thought that the oil and filter changes would be included in the warranty for the car because that's what Tamara's mom had said, but when we looked at the Ford website it said it didn't, so the oil and filter changes for both the used and new cars are the same. Mr. Hallam told us that one of his friends, Gerald, leases cars just because he doesn't want to pay for the oil and filter changes. This is ridiculous because you only have to change the oil and filter about three times a year which is only like $81. When we researched the average cost for leasing a Ford Taurus, which was the car we had picked, it was about $6000 dollars per year. After five years it would accumulate into about $30,000. It would be smarter to just buy a car because you could buy a car for less than that. I think leasing would only be for the people who worry about their appearances and feel the need to do so by upgrading their car every couple of years, but can't afford to buy new ones.
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