Midsize Sedan

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a midsize sedan with a starting purchase price of $64,000 and an EPA combined rating of 25 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 20k mi and sell at 150k mi, your true cost is $9,094.72 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Sticker Price: $64,000

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$9,094.72

Asset Costs

$4,752.13

Depreciation
$2,016.62
Maintenance
$2,487.15
Exit friction
$248.36

Running Costs

$4,342.60

Financing
$659.67
Opportunity Cost
$422.93
Fuel
$1,760.00
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$1,470.33
Total interest paid$8,575.70
Amount financed$62,000