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Like buying houses and pets, there are always more costs associated with getting a car than the initial purchase price. Chief among these "hidden" costs of automobile ownership include maintenance, repairs, gas and (of course) insurance.

Forbes Advisor recently tabulated the various expenses associated with vehicle ownership to determine where in the United States it is most and least expensive to be an automobile owner. The most expensive states in the U.S. to own a vehicle, according to Forbes Advisor, are illustrated in the slideshow above.

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