Lower gas prices not yet altering car purchases

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Gas prices have dipped to their lowest levels in months, but that doesn?t mean Baltimore-area and Maryland motorists will return to gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles, a local economist and car dealer said.

Towson-based AAA Mid-Atlantic announced this week that the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Baltimore and Maryland fell to $2.98 a gallon Tuesday, the lowest price since June 29.

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