Luxury Sedan

Bmw 3 Series

The Bmw 3 Series is a luxury sedan with a starting purchase price of $48,200 and an EPA combined rating of 26 MPG. Below is our 0–200,000 mile lifecycle TCO analysis displaying marginal depreciation, maintenance trajectories, and the optimal buy/sell ownership window.

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 $7,735.70 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Bmw 3 Series

Sticker Price: $48,200

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$7,735.70

Asset Costs

$3,652.48

Depreciation
$1,960.92
Maintenance
$1,605.17
Exit friction
$86.40

Running Costs

$4,083.22

Financing
$532.52
Opportunity Cost
$358.39
Fuel
$1,692.31
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$1,095.63
Total interest paid$6,390.28
Amount financed$46,200