What does the car really cost you?

Before you decide, run each of the scenarios: paying cash, financing, leasing or no car at all.

Put in the price and at least two options so there is something to compare.

What do you want to simulate?

Pick at least two to compare them.

Purchase price

How many years will you have it?

Is your money invested?

What does it earn a year, on average? (%)

What do you need to live on for a month? (optional)

Only used for one thing: turning the gap between the dearest and the cheapest option into months of no.

Pick at least two options at the top to compare them.

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The articles behind this calculator

The numbers I ran for my own situation, and what I make of them.