I have been recording fuel logs and maintenance since day 1. In the same theme as the other recent posts, here is my data:
2009 Scion tC (5-speed manual)
Purchase price w/ TTL: $17,620 in July 2008. (no sales tax in my state)
Total mileage today: 138,994
Total cost of gas: $15,161.10
- Lifetime average gas mileage: 29.2
- Total gallons used: 4,756.9
- Average price per gallon: $3.18
Total cost of maintenance: $2,499.82
Scheduled maintenance performed:
- Tires: $1,334 (Includes an extra set of wheels and one set of studless snow tires which I swap for winter use)
- Oil changes: 25 oil changes, total cost $528.59
- Other scheduled maintenance: $325.02 (brake fluid, trans fluid, air filters, cabin filters, serpentine belt, spark plugs, wipers, etc)
- Unscheduled maintenance: $312.21
- Note: there was no warranty work needed or performed on this car when it was in the warranty period.
Unscheduled maintenance:
- Water pump replaced at 110k when it was found to be leaking ($129)
- LED 3rd brake light replaced ($101)
- One piece of broken interior trim on the hatch ($69).
- A broken wheel stud, and a few bulbs.
Residual value: approx $5,000 (private market value, not KBB)
Total cost of ownership: $30,280.92 (Purchase price - Residual Value + Gas Cost + Maintenance Cost)
- Total cost per mile: $0.218/mile (21.8 cents)
- Total cost per mile (depreciation): $0.091 (9.1 cents)
- Total cost per mile (gas): $0.109 (10.9 cents)
- Total cost per mile (maintenance): $0.018 (1.8 cents)
Notes:
Breakdowns: 0
I have not recorded insurance cost. I haven't kept track of this. We pay very little for insurance.
I do all my own maintenance. Being good at troubleshooting has saved me lots of money -- one issue I solved for free, for example, would have had most owners replacing a transmission because it was tricky to diagnose. It is EXPENSIVE to be at the mercy of a mechanic.
I have missed four fill-ups over the life of the car, so the gas totals and mileage totals are using the actual car mileage and the averages from all the other fill-ups. There may be a little fudged math here because of it.
Edit: formatting
Submitted February 03, 2018 at 02:07AM by Bdc101 http://ift.tt/2DYvcZt
