Car Costs Calculator – Find the True Cost of your Car! (original) (raw)

Car acquisition date

Commercial value of the car when you bought it
If new, the price you paid for the car If used, the commercial value the car had when you acquired it

C$

Commercial value of the car today
If you sell it now, how much would you get?

C$

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Vehicle insurance and breakdown coverage

monthly

quarterly

half‑yearly

yearly

C$

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Car finance

Financed amount:
How much did you borrow?

C$

Credit period / number of installments

Average amount of each installment

C$

Residual value:
At the end of the credit period, how much will you still need to pay or have paid?

C$

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Vehicle inspection

How many times have you taken your car for vehicle inspection?

Average cost per each vehicle inspection

C$

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Vehicle Excise Tax (Auto taxes, if applicable) Car taxes paid for owning your car:
Payment made to the state

C$/year

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Petrol, diesel, electricity

Considering you drive to work?

Day(s) per week you drive to work days/week

Kilometres you drive between home and the workplace (one way) km

Kilometres you drive on average during the days you don't take your car to the workplace:
For example per each weekend km

Fuel efficiency of your vehicle

Average price you pay for fuel/gas

C$/litre

C$ per

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Maintenance Average cost of maintenance and breakdown coverage:
Engine oil substitution, filters, lights, tires, breaks, air conditioning, steering alignment, etc.

C$/year

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Repairs and improvements Average cost on repairs and improvements:
Car parts, modifications, faulty repairs, dents, collisions, tuning, etc.

C$/year

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Parking Average cost with parking:
Parking meters in the city, renting a parking space, underground or overground parking lots in public buildings, shopping centers, airports, bus or train stations or any other infrastructures.

C$/month

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Tolls Average amount spent on toll roads,
Bridges, tunnels, interstates, and congestion charges to gain access to toll driving areas

Calculation based on day?

Think about the rare trips you make beyond your town/city or to the countryside, or any kind of electronic toll collection

C$ per

C$ during days per month

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Traffic fines Average amount paid in traffic fines:
Think in the last few years about how much you paid in any kind of traffic tickets (illegal parking, speed limit violation, mobile phone usage fines, etc.)

C$ per

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Washing and cleaning Average car-washing and valet parking expenses:
In service stations and other places

C$ per

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Public transports

How many people older than 4 years old you have in your family (including you)

What is the average price per person of public transportation on a monthly basis for your normal daily life
If public transport isn't an option for you, insert 0

C$

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

What is your net income?

C$/year

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Do you have a job or a worthy occupation?

months/year hours/week

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

Distance

Considering you drive to work?

Day(s) per week you drive to work days/week

Kilometres you drive between home and the workplace (one way) km

Kilometres you drive on average during the days you don't take your car to the workplace:
For example per each weekend km

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab

How many minutes you drive from home to workplace? (just one way)

min

How many minutes you drive in the days you don't take the car to workplace?

min

How many minutes you drive?

minutes per day, during days per month

Next ⟶ press Enter or Tab