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Nice idea, but I actually think Edmund's TCO is a bit more comprehensive and uses real world data for each car. http://www.edmunds.com/porsche/911/2011/tco.htm

Nice idea, but I actually think Edmund's TCO is a bit more comprehensive and uses real world data for each car. http://www.edmunds.com/porsche/911/2011/tco.html?style=101380348 http://www.edmunds.com/porsche/911/2011/tco.html?style=10138...

OrwellianChild 12y ago
Nice aspirational example there with the 911... Didn't know about TCO, but I like the idea. First glance impressions of the Edmunds tool: - Mileage assumes 15k/year, which may not be accurate for a large part of the population (I only drive 10k/year, which affects depreciation, maintenance, etc.) - The math governing financing is opaque, as is maintenance and repairs. I'd like to know what they're assuming will break, need service, etc. Esp. because it's non-linear. Not sure how I'm going to accrue $500 in maintenance in the first year on my 2012 Rav4 - all it needs are oil changes (3 x $30). - Insurance also strikes me as astonishingly high (over double what I'd pay/year). All of this is to say, I see the value of a more flexible and transparent calculator to meet individual needs...
- maxerickson 12y ago
  There's a reasonably high chance that you will need to replace the tires fairly soon after buying a used car (which is how I read it working). That's most of that $500.
dang 12y ago
> Nice idea, but I actually think Edmund's TCO is a bit more comprehensive It would be astonishing if that weren't the case: one is a weekend hack while the other is a major product in the space. A good Show HN discussion should engage with a project at its own level. When a comment is too critical, or raises the bar too high, it tends to shut the discussion down (i.e. why bother). Our goal in these threads should be to foster further creativity. I'm speaking generally—don't mean to pick on one comment (and certainly not to impugn your intent). It's more that this is on our minds a lot right now, and we'll probably post something much more detailed about it.

OrwellianChild 12y ago

Nice aspirational example there with the 911... Didn't know about TCO, but I like the idea. First glance impressions of the Edmunds tool: - Mileage assumes 15k/year, which may not be accurate for a large part of the population (I only drive 10k/year, which affects depreciation, maintenance, etc.) - The math governing financing is opaque, as is maintenance and repairs. I'd like to know what they're assuming will break, need service, etc. Esp. because it's non-linear. Not sure how I'm going to accrue $500 in maintenance in the first year on my 2012 Rav4 - all it needs are oil changes (3 x $30). - Insurance also strikes me as astonishingly high (over double what I'd pay/year). All of this is to say, I see the value of a more flexible and transparent calculator to meet individual needs...

maxerickson 12y ago
There's a reasonably high chance that you will need to replace the tires fairly soon after buying a used car (which is how I read it working). That's most of that $500.

dang 12y ago

> Nice idea, but I actually think Edmund's TCO is a bit more comprehensive It would be astonishing if that weren't the case: one is a weekend hack while the other is a major product in the space. A good Show HN discussion should engage with a project at its own level. When a comment is too critical, or raises the bar too high, it tends to shut the discussion down (i.e. why bother). Our goal in these threads should be to foster further creativity. I'm speaking generally—don't mean to pick on one comment (and certainly not to impugn your intent). It's more that this is on our minds a lot right now, and we'll probably post something much more detailed about it.