{"id":2791,"date":"2013-07-15T14:32:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T04:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2020-06-20T01:36:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:36:20","slug":"beyond-the-sticker-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/home\/beyond-the-sticker-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Sticker Price"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to new car ownership, the cost of owning the car for the first few years is a significant factor worth considering before you hand over the money.\u00a0 Running costs from one car to another can differ dramatically.\u00a0 Costs like the replacement of parts, tyres, oil filters, fuel and even registration all factor into the equation that reveals how costly it\u2019s going to be to run your dream car over time.\u00a0 For 2013, Australia’s cheapest car to own and run is the new Suzuki Alto<\/a>.\u00a0 The car looks pretty cool and, for the second year running, has come out as the clear winner in a survey of Australia\u2019s most economical vehicles.<\/p>\n

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Obviously, if you\u2019ve seen a Suzuki Alto, you already know the car is small.\u00a0 It looks cute and is powered by a zippy little 1.0-litre petrol engine.\u00a0 No surprises then that the Suzuki Alto finished ahead of 109 other vehicles and was found in the Light Car class.<\/p>\n

Owners of a Holden Cruze Equipe <\/a>, Volkswagen Jetta <\/a>\u00a0118 TSI, Audi A4 <\/a>\u00a01.8-litre Turbo, Holden VF Evoke \u00a0LPG<\/a>, Nissan Dualis ST<\/a> , Hyundai Santa Fe \u00a0Active<\/a> or Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo<\/a> \u00a0should also be very pleased with their cars.\u00a0 According to the survey, these cars came up as the least expensive cars in their class to own. Now, did I notice the Toyota\u2019s<\/a> \u00a0name in the list?\u00a0 Australia\u2019s top seller wasn\u2019t a feature, I\u2019m afraid!<\/p>\n

Interestingly, LPGs, hybrids and EVs were also included in the car survey and all vehicles were checked for their affordability during the first five years of ownership.\u00a0 Things like purchase price, fuel use, servicing and depreciation featured among the factors that added to the cost of owning the cars.<\/p>\n

Now who reckons hybrids ought to be a cheap vehicle to run.\u00a0 Rather amusingly, the Honda Jazz Hybrid <\/a>\u00a01.3-litre was the most expensive car to own in the light car class.\u00a0 In the small car class, the Honda Civic Hybrid<\/a> \u00a01.5-litre was the most expensive car to own.\u00a0 This survey made for some hard reading if you happened to be the owner of a Mazda6 Touring<\/a> \u00a0(hey, that\u2019s what my brother-in-law drives), Mercedes Benz C200<\/a> , Ford FG Falcon XT MK2<\/a> \u00a0(my next-door neighbour\u2019s latest new toy), Mazda CX-5<\/a> , Toyota Kluger<\/a> \u00a0or the new Nissan Patrol<\/a> .\u00a0 These were the most expensive cars to own in their respective classes.<\/p>\n

According to the RACQ Vehicle Running Costs survey, the hidden costs of vehicle ownership meant motorists were paying a lot more than they needed to when purchasing a brand new car. \u00a0RACQ\u2019s safety policy executive manager, Steve Spalding, said that \u201cThe real cost of owning a car is much more than just the sticker price and the wrong choice could set you back thousands.\u00a0 Servicing, fuel consumption, spare parts, insurance and depreciation play a major role in how much a financial burden your vehicle will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s got you thinking!<\/p>\n

Take a look at the RACQ website page if you want to know how they figured it all out: http:\/\/www.racq.com.au\/motoring\/cars\/car_economy\/vehicle_running_costs_2013<\/a> http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/offers-zaim\/sms-finance-express-zaimy-na-kartu.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to new car ownership, the cost of owning the car for the first few years is a significant factor worth considering before you hand over the money.\u00a0 Running costs from one car to another can differ dramatically.\u00a0 Costs like the replacement of parts, tyres, oil filters, fuel and even registration all factor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2791"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12154,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions\/12154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}