This is really a sibling or expansion to the [[furinkan/CarFuelConsumption]] page. This is long term thinking, about how much ownership will cost you over a few years.

= Assumptions =

 * Five year calculation
 * Driving 10,000km per year
 * Getting car serviced every 12 months
 * A full set of tyres, plus a spare-replacement every 45,000km (going by RACQ working), equating to one set in this 5yr period
 * You need to pay for 4.5yrs of rego (assume you buy it with a bit left)
 * You need to pay for 4.5yrs of CTP (assume you buy it with a bit left)

= Comparison =

||<rowbgcolor="lightblue">|| Merc C200K || Swift Sport || CLK500 || Comments ||
|| Purchase || 10,000 || 19,000 || 19,000 || - ||
|| Rego transfer etc || 332 || 602 || 602 || 3% stamp duty of purchase value, $32 for paperwork ||
|| Depreciation || 3,000 || 9,000 || 9,000 || The C200 value is real, wild guessing the others ||
|| Fuel || 7,850 || ??? (guess 5235) || 10,048 || I did 11L/100km in the C200, higher than spec. Other values based on claimed consumption, then scaled ||
|| Tyres || 750 || ??? || 982 || - ||
|| Servicing || 7,500 || ??? || 7,500 || Guesswork here based on costs for a new Merc C200 and Audi A4 ||
|| Insurance || 6,800 || ??? || ??? || check quote for CLK500, get one for Swift ||
|| CTP || 2,565 || ??? || ??? || get quote for CLK500 and Swift ||
|| Rego || 2,250 || ??? || ??? || get quote for CLK500 and Swift ||
|| TOTAL || 41,047 || ??? || ??? || - ||