Truck

Ford F-150

The Ford F-150 is a truck with a starting purchase price of $52,500 and an EPA combined rating of 21 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 50k mi and sell at 200k mi, your true cost is $8,171.79 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Ford F-150

Sticker Price: $52,500

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$8,171.79

Asset Costs

$3,812.49

Depreciation
$1,419.60
Maintenance
$2,267.47
Exit friction
$125.42

Running Costs

$4,359.31

Financing
$465.67
Opportunity Cost
$298.40
Fuel
$2,095.24
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$1,197.61
Total interest paid$6,985.05
Amount financed$50,500