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All projections on StatistiCar represent statistical averages tailored as closely as possible to your personal profile and mileage inputs. Actual ownership costs and optimal sell windows will vary based on your driving habits, attention to maintenance, regional market conditions, and individual vehicle history.

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The Matchmaker
Tell us how you shop — by body class or by an exact make and model — and we rank the catalog by true cost per 10k miles.
Financing
Loan terms applied to every ranked vehicle.
$2,000
6.50%
48 mo
4.00%
Running Costs
Insurance, fuel, and mileage — converted onto the same 10k-mile scale as the ownership window.
$1,800
12,000 mi
Leaderboard
Ranked by final net cost per 10k miles — the optimal ownership window plus financing, insurance, and fuel. Click a vehicle to inspect it below.
Optimal Buy/Sell Analysis
Marginal cost of each additional 10k miles: shrinking depreciation plus rising maintenance traces the U-curve. The shaded Optimal Ownership Window marks the statistically optimal buy/sell mileage window, net of transaction friction.

If you buy at 0k mi and sell at 120k mi, your true cost is $5,989.40 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Tesla Model 3

Sticker Price: $42,500

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$5,989.40

Asset Costs

$3,369.18

Depreciation
$1,764.17
Maintenance
$1,529.75
Exit friction
$75.27

Running Costs

$2,620.22

Financing
$466.82
Opportunity Cost
$320.06
Fuel
$333.33
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$960.46
Total interest paid$5,601.87
Amount financed$40,500