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12-28-2004, 10:34 AM

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Lowest "True Cost to Own" from Edmunds

Looks like our TSX is a repeat offender (its was lowest cost to own in its category in 03 as well).

http://compuserve.edmunds.com/review...004/index.html

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Sedans

Sedan Under $15,000: Toyota Scion xA
Sedan Under $25,000: Honda Civic
Sedan Under $35,000: Acura TSX
Sedan Under $45,000: BMW 3 Series
Sedan Over $45,000: Audi S4

Convertibles

Convertible Under $25,000: Volkswagen New Beetle
Convertible Under $35,000: Toyota MR2 Spyder
Convertible Under $45,000: Nissan 350Z
Convertible Over $45,000: Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

SUVs

SUV Under $25,000: Honda CR-V
SUV Under $35,000: Toyota Highlander
SUV Under $45,000: Infiniti FX35
SUV Over $45,000: Volkswagen Touareg

Trucks

Compact Truck: Toyota Tacoma
Large Truck: Ford F-150 Heritage

Vans

Minivan: Honda Odyssey
Van: Ford Econoline Cargo

Coupes

Coupe Under $15,000: Toyota ECHO
Coupes Under $25,000: Honda Civic
Coupe Under $35,000: Mazda RX-8
Coupe Under $45,000: Audi TT
Coupe Over $45,000: Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

Wagons

Wagon Under $15,000: Scion xB
Wagon Under $25,000: Toyota Matrix
Wagon Under $35,000: Volvo V40
Wagon Under $45,000: Volvo XC70
Wagon Over $45,000: Audi S4

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12-28-2004, 10:35 AM

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Thank god for the 4 year warranty!

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12-28-2004, 01:02 PM

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Some of those categories have very few cars in them. Props for the 3 series - I thought for sure it would be some Japanese sedan like the GS.

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12-28-2004, 02:00 PM

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BMW's, Benz's, and Audi's are on the "lowest cost of ownership" because of their free maintenance program that usually run’s for 3y/50K or 4y/50K miles, Benz for 2005 aren’t doing this anymore. So basically all you have to pay for is gas.

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12-28-2004, 02:06 PM

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I would say in BMW's case especially the great depreciation that car has was a bigger factor. Those things hold their money well.

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12-28-2004, 04:05 PM

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I can't wait to get an M3........

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2011 Update

2011 Lowest True Cost to Own

Edmunds.com is pleased to present the 2011 True Cost to Own® (TCO) Awards for model year 2011 vehicles. This annual award recognizes vehicles with the lowest overall cost of ownership in their respective segments. It builds on Edmunds' proprietary True Cost to Own® (TCO®) data, which since 2002 has informed car-shoppers about the total 5-year cost of owning each new vehicle.

To develop this year's list of award-winning cars, we started by gathering all of the necessary data, and then applied our TCO® algorithms to estimate the five-year cost of owning each model year 2011 new vehicle currently in the market. We compared TCO® data for these vehicles for the period from July 29, 2010 to April 14, 2011 to reveal the value leaders. This list is similar to our monthly Lowest True Cost to Own® (TCO®) list. But in developing this annual list, we didn't just consider vehicles that have the lowest costs for any particular month. Instead, we identified those vehicles that have consistently maintained the lowest ownership costs.

The result is our list of vehicles with the lowest overall ownership cost in their respective segments. A model's competitive segment was determined by its body type and the sales-weighted average MSRP of all available styles (excluding destination charges) of that model's body type.

For more information on how we calculate TCO®, and the assumptions that we use, see our About TCO article.

Sedans

Sedan Under $20,000: Ford Fiesta
Sedan $20K-$30K: Honda Accord
Sedan $30K-$40K: Volkswagen CC
Sedan Over $40K: Cadillac CTS

Wagons
Wagon Under $25,000: Kia Rio
Wagon $25K-$35K: Subaru Outback
Wagon Over $35,000: Ford Flex

Coupes
Coupe Under $25,000: Toyota Yaris
Coupe $25K-$35K: Honda Accord
Coupe $35K-$45K: Audi A5
Coupe Over $45,000: Cadillac CTS Coupe

Convertibles
Convertible Under $35,000: MINI Cooper
Convertible $35K-$45K: BMW 1 Series
Convertible Over $45,000: Infiniti G Convertible

Trucks
Compact Truck: Ford Ranger
Large Light Duty Truck: Honda Ridgeline
Large Heavy Duty Truck: Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

SUVs
SUV Under $25,000: Jeep Patriot
SUV $25K-$35K: Chevrolet Equinox
SUV $35K-$45K: Honda Pilot
SUV Over $45,000: Acura MDX

Minivan/Van
Minivan/Van: Ford Transit Connect

Hybrid
Hybrid: Honda Civic

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