Compact SUV

Honda Cr-V

The Honda Cr-V is a compact suv with a starting purchase price of $32,500 and an EPA combined rating of 30 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 150k mi, your true cost is $6,383.44 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Honda Cr-V

Sticker Price: $32,500

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$6,383.44

Asset Costs

$2,929.46

Depreciation
$1,511.93
Maintenance
$1,388.00
Exit friction
$29.52

Running Costs

$3,453.99

Financing
$281.25
Opportunity Cost
$206.07
Fuel
$1,466.67
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$723.31
Total interest paid$4,218.69
Amount financed$30,500