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Old 08-05-2022, 10:49 PM   #108 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
90 day: 40.45 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
What is true cost of ownership? Depreciation is normally the #1 expense by far. You lose 5% just signing the paperwork, and then another 10% the first year.

My total cost of ownership calculator can shed light on this.

I'm hoping a used Tesla Model 3 7-seater becomes reasonably priced within the near future, otherwise a new Pacifica hybrid might be the next vehicle. I wonder how practical the 7-seater is though, lifting the middle row away to stuff kids in the back. Model X is probably more practical and a whole other price tier more expensive.
Maybe Edmunds numbers are going off of the current trend due to COVID, in which vehicles aren't losing 10% of their value in a year, but remaing almost the same.

A new Sienna is worth just a bit less than $40,000, yet one that's three or four years old is worth about the same right now...



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Hmm, title is most economical... economical in terms of purchase price, cost per mile, or overall cost of ownership?
Total overall cost of ownership.
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