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.

Use

Years owned Miles / year Baseline every car is measured against this

Location

ZIP code State Purchase tax % Title fee $

Money if you finance

APR % typical bank rate Loan term mo Cash down $ Trade credit $

Energy today's prices

Regular $/gal Premium $/gal Charging $/kWh CO home average Insurance

Your current car the one you'd keep or trade

Advanced assumptions opportunity cost, selling costs, how much miles hit resale

Opportunity cost %/yr on equity Selling cost % of exit Resale per 10k mi ± % vs 10k/yr pace Registration start year Registration $/yr outside CO Insurance index × car's base

The spectrum

Tap a car for its ownership sticker; drag ⠿ to reorder.

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.

Across Up

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.

Move it between devices export / import

Import file

Or paste a workspace code

How CPM works

Count the money that disappears, not the money you park in the car.