New vs Used Car Cost
Compare purchase less projected resale plus maintenance over the same horizon; financing and running costs excluded. Enter your own values; the result updates only when you run the tool.
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How new vs used car cost works
Compare purchase less projected resale plus maintenance over the same horizon; financing and running costs excluded.
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- New car purchase price
- 35000
- Used car purchase price
- 22000
- New car resale after your horizon
- 22000
- Used car resale after the same horizon
- 14000
- New car total maintenance
- 2000
- Used car total maintenance
- 5000
New car net cost: 15,000 Used car net cost: 13,000
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