Real-time vehicle wealth drain

The Money Burner

Your car is a depreciating asset with an appetite. Pick one and watch the counters run.

Vehicle
Model year
Miles / year13,500
Fuel $/gal3.35
Value lost since you opened this page
0s
$0.0000
Est. value today
$58,000
Depreciation / year
$9,860
Per day
$27.01
Per second
$0.00031

Ford F-150 XLT · Full-size truck · brand new · MSRP $58,000

Operating cost since you opened this page
$0.0000
Fuel / yr
$2,103
Insurance / yr
$2,050
Maint. / yr
$1,485
$1.77/h
Total burn rate
$1.15
True cost per mile
32%
Idle vs driving
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Commute Cost Simulator

Start the clock and watch the pennies evaporate while you sit in rush hour.

Burned this session
$0.0000
0.0s elapsed · $0.05/min · $3.20/hr
Daily commute52 min
Time spent not moving35%
Per commute day
$6.53
Per work year
$1,639

The 5-year damage

1 yr
$15,498
2 yr
$30,997
3 yr
$46,495
4 yr
$61,994
5 yr
$77,492

Estimates only — depreciation curves, insurance premiums and fuel prices vary by trim, ZIP code and driving record.