The price of the car - whether it's the down payment or the monthly loan payment - and fuel economy figures help us understand if we can afford the new car we're considering buying. But not everyone realizes that in addition to these costs, you have to pay for maintenance, which grows in direct proportion to the age of the car.
The latest study by Consumer Reports allows you to estimate which car brands will cost the most to maintain and which, on the contrary, will cost next to nothing. In the process of collecting information, Consumer Reports analysts interview car owners and show how much the owners have to spend during the year on oil and tire changes, as well as the cost of fixing technical malfunctions that are not related to traffic accidents.
And the results are quite interesting, although some of the brands are not represented in our market, you can draw the relevant conclusions. It turns out that owners of the most expensive brand, according to the study, spent $15,000 more over 10 years than those who used the vehicle with the lowest running costs.
The leader in the rating is Tesla with a result of $4035. The second place - with an indicator of $4900 is shared by Buick and Toyota, and the worst among 30 brands is the British Land Rover with a shocking $19,250.
It is also interesting that brands do not always maintain the same position in the table over a 10-year period, partly because some offer longer service intervals. For example, Volkswagen was the third most affordable brand for the first five years, but then dropped to 15th place.
