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Start with common used cars, category hubs, then compare close substitutes and cheap-luxury traps. Every page shows the visible assumptions behind the monthly and five-year estimate.

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Reliable daily drivers

2020 Mazda3

compact sedan

$841/mo

30 MPG · $50,448 five-year estimate

2020 Kia Forte

compact sedan

$742/mo

30 MPG · $44,495 five-year estimate

2020 Honda Pilot

three-row/family SUV

$1,253/mo

22 MPG · $75,176 five-year estimate

2020 Mazda CX-9

three-row/family SUV

$1,172/mo

24 MPG · $70,339 five-year estimate

Cheap luxury to pressure-test

2018 BMW X3

luxury risk compact SUV

$1,151/mo

25 MPG · $69,038 five-year estimate

2019 Audi Q5

luxury risk compact SUV

$1,274/mo

24 MPG · $76,420 five-year estimate

2019 Audi A4

luxury risk sedan

$1,181/mo

30 MPG · $70,881 five-year estimate

2018 Audi Q7

luxury risk three-row SUV

$1,518/mo

21 MPG · $91,082 five-year estimate

2018 BMW X5

luxury risk midsize SUV

$1,616/mo

21 MPG · $96,981 five-year estimate

2019 Lexus RX

luxury risk midsize SUV

$1,357/mo

23 MPG · $81,442 five-year estimate

2019 Volvo XC60

luxury risk compact SUV

$1,348/mo

23 MPG · $80,871 five-year estimate

2019 Cadillac XT5

luxury risk midsize SUV

$1,309/mo

22 MPG · $78,524 five-year estimate

Truck ownership math

2020 Ram 1500

pickup truck

$1,298/mo

22 MPG · $77,906 five-year estimate

EV and hybrid economics

2020 Nissan Leaf

EV/hybrid hatchback

$694/mo

111 MPGe · $41,623 five-year estimate

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