Minivan

Chrysler Pacifica

The Chrysler Pacifica is a minivan with a starting purchase price of $40,000 and an EPA combined rating of 22 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 110k mi, your true cost is $7,483.19 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results

Details: Chrysler Pacifica

Sticker Price: $40,000

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$7,483.19

Asset Costs

$3,178.00

Depreciation: $1,709.00
Maintenance: $1,387.36
Exit friction: $81.64

Running Costs

$4,305.19

Financing: $477.82
Opportunity Cost: $327.36
Fuel: $2,000.00
Insurance: $1,500.00

Monthly payment$901.17

Total interest paid$5,256.07

Amount financed$38,000