Lower insurance and gas prices little help for S.C. drivers’ wallets with cost of new cars rising

  • By KRISTY EPPLEY RUPON
    thestate.com
  • Monday, May 7th, 2012
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A man holds onto a gas pump Monday, June 16, 2008, in Cleveland. Crude oil futures swung wildly on Monday, rising to a record and then tumbling as investors wrestled with whether they should put stock in Saudi Arabia's promise to boost production.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 9/2/11: This Sept. 1, prices at the pump were higher than any other year except 2008.

A man holds onto a gas pump Monday, June 16, 2008, in Cleveland. Crude oil futures swung wildly on Monday, rising to a record and then tumbling as investors wrestled with whether they should put stock in Saudi Arabia's promise to boost production.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ¬ ¬ Published Caption 9/2/11: This Sept. 1, prices at the pump were higher than any other year except 2008.