>That's crazy cheap. The cheapest I could find for state minimum in Georgia was $60 and that was answering the questions as a perfect driver. Hm maybe it's jus

>That's crazy cheap. The cheapest I could find for state minimum in Georgia was $60 and that was answering the questions as a perfect driver. Hm maybe it's just cheaper in Arizona for some reason then. Could definitely see a significant difference in state regulations causing that. Oh shit I forgot about tires, you're right I was missing some things. Better numbers look like this I think: Battery: $100 Belt: $20 Alternator: $170 Coolant: $20 Windshield washer fluid: $5 Air filter: $10 Tires: $500 1x Wiper blade: $20 4x oil replacements (I replaced when oil looked discolored, not at 7k miles): $100 ($25/each) No brake job yet, but that's probably coming soon... Total: $845 Lack of rain/snow/salt on roads probably reduces maintenance costs by a lot in regions like this, so national averages might be higher. So after both adjustment my numbers are probably closer to $200/month, and I'll accept that's probably an outlier and $300/month is a reasonable estimate for a cheap car.