Vehicle ownership research
What does it actually cost to own?
The sticker price isn't what a car costs you: CPM adds up the money that never comes back and divides it by the miles you drive.
What do you drive now?
Every car here is measured against something. Tell us yours and we'll fill in the rest from our research and EPA data; change anything you know better.
Your scenario
Applies to every car; one car's own numbers live on its sticker.
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Location
Money if you finance
Energy today's prices
Your current car the one you'd keep or trade
Advanced assumptions opportunity cost, selling costs, how much miles hit resale
The spectrum
Tap a car for its ownership sticker; drag ⠿ to reorder.
* Added by you or another visitor. They run through the same model. The asking price, year and miles come from the listing or from you; resale, upkeep and insurance are suggestions from our research, not researched for that exact car.
Head-to-head
Up to five cars, side by side.
Find the outliers
Outliers are pinned to the edge so one exotic doesn't flatten the pack.
Add a listing
Found a car for sale? Tell us the facts and, once we've checked it, it joins the list for everyone, marked *.
We only keep the facts you type and the link. We never copy photos or the seller's description. New listings stay hidden until we've reviewed them. Please only add cars that are actually for sale.
Or enter a car by hand it stays in this browser only
Workspaces
Save a setup and come back to it later.
How CPM works
Count the money that disappears, not the money you park in the car.