Compact

Hyundai Elantra

The Hyundai Elantra is a compact with a starting purchase price of $23,000 and an EPA combined rating of 34 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 90k mi, your true cost is $5,452.99 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results

Details: Hyundai Elantra

Sticker Price: $23,000

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$5,452.99

Asset Costs

$2,099.32

Depreciation: $1,267.00
Maintenance: $775.22
Exit friction: $57.10

Running Costs

$3,353.67

Financing: $322.74
Opportunity Cost: $236.81
Fuel: $1,294.12
Insurance: $1,500.00

Monthly payment$498.01

Total interest paid$2,904.67

Amount financed$21,000