{"id":6393,"date":"2022-01-05T13:28:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audita.lt\/zinynas\/kiek-is-tikruju-kainuoja-automobilis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T05:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:44:52","slug":"how-much-does-a-car-really-cost","status":"publish","type":"zinynas","link":"https:\/\/audita.lt\/en\/manual\/finance-management\/how-much-does-a-car-really-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How much does a car really cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 09.02.2025<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you buy a new car for 30,000 and an old one for 15,000, you probably think that the old car costs 15,000 cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>But the reality is that a car is only worth what it depreciates over the life of it. If you used the car for 5 years and then sold it, then you spent the difference between the purchase and sale prices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>An example<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You bought a new car for 30,000, after 5 years sold it for 15,000, so you spent 15,000 in 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>You bought an old car for 15,000, after 5 years sold it for 5,000, which means you spent 10,000 in 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new car cost more, not 15,000 as it seems at first glance, but 5,000.<\/p>\n<p>Dividing this amount by 60 months (5 years), we get that a new car cost 83 per month more. 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