Compact SUV

Subaru Outback

The Subaru Outback is a compact suv with a starting purchase price of $32,000 and an EPA combined rating of 28 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 $6,392.76 per 10k mi, transaction friction included.

Results
Details: Subaru Outback

Sticker Price: $32,000

Total Net Cost per 10k mi

$6,392.76

Asset Costs

$2,840.75

Depreciation
$1,454.53
Maintenance
$1,355.73
Exit friction
$30.49

Running Costs

$3,552.00

Financing
$276.64
Opportunity Cost
$203.94
Fuel
$1,571.43
Insurance
$1,500.00
Monthly payment$711.45
Total interest paid$4,149.53
Amount financed$30,000