| When buying a car most people
fail to consider ALL of the expenses that will be generated
by their purchase. And because nearly all car buying scenarios
come with different variables (depreciation rates, interest
rates, purchase prices, insurance costs, mpg ratings, etc.),
it becomes extremely difficult to compare one buying scenario
with another...until now that is. This calculator will not
only help you to forecast the REAL COST of buying and owning
a car, but it will also help you to more accurately compare
the real cost of one car buying scenario with the real cost
of a second car buying scenario.
Instructions: Shortcut: Fill in all the blanks in the Scenario
#1 column and then click on "Compute Purchase & Ownership
Costs." This will automatically copy Scenario #1 values
into the Scenario #2 column.
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| Description |
Car Buying
Scenario #1 |
Car Buying
Scenario #2 |
| Enter the total price of the car, including
options: |
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| Enter the applicable sales-tax percentage: |
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| Enter the annual cost of licensing this
vehicle: |
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| Enter the cost of the extended warranty,
if applicable: |
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| Will you be financing this vehicle? ("y"
or "n"): |
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| Enter the amount of your down-payment: |
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| Enter the financing rate (Annual Percentage
Rate): |
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| Enter the number of months financed: |
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| Enter annual insurance premium: |
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| Enter the number of miles you expect to
drive this car per year: |
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| Enter the vehicle's estimated Miles Per
Gallon rating: |
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| Enter the local cost of one gallon of gasoline: |
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| How many years old is the car?: |
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| How many years do you expect to own this
car?: |
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| Enter an estimated monthly maintenance and
repair cost: |
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| Tax, License, and Extended
Warranty Costs: |
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| Depreciation Costs: |
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| Finance Costs: |
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| Insurance Costs: |
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| Fuel Costs: |
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| Maintenance & Repair Costs: |
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| Total cost of buying and owning
the car: |
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| Annual cost to own and operate
this vehicle: |
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| Cost per mile: |
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| Summary:
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