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Gas, Hybrid, Diesel, Electric: What Do They Cost Over 5 Yrs?

GCR -- What will that car really cost over, say, five years of ownership? We've done the math for you on five different cars, all of them significant models in the market.

1. 2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco - 28 city/42 highway/33 combined (MPG)
Price $19,325 - Gas $8,500 over 5 years - TOTAL $27,825

2. 2012 Toyota Prius - 51/48/50 combined (MPG)
Price $23,015 - Gas $5,750 over 5 years - TOTAL $28,765

3. 2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - 30/42/34 combined (MPG)
Price $22,775 - Diesel $9,000 over 5 years - TOTAL $31,775

4. 2012 Nissan Leaf - 106/92/99 combined (MPG equivalent)
Price $35,200 - Electricity $3,000 over 5 years - TOTAL $38,200

5. 2012 Chevrolet Volt - Electric: 95/93/94 combined (MPG equivalent); Gas: 36/37/36 combined (MPG)
Price $39,145 - Prem gas $8,250 - Electricity $3,250 - TOTAL $42,395

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Submitted Mar 14, 2012 By: Jumpmaster82

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Barfood Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,296 Points:1,016,705 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 8:01:21 PM Ignore Barfood Report Abuse Hard to beat a good old high eff gas engine.
miiike572 All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:798 Points:524,465 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 8:01:09 PM Ignore miiike572 Report Abuse Article speaks for itself.
murph777 Veteran Author New Jersey Posts:328 Points:65,180 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 8:01:04 PM Ignore murph777 Report Abuse So, basically, you have to spend to save . . . Wait, isn't that an oxymoron?
DozenSpeed Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,293 Points:391,550 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 8:00:47 PM Ignore DozenSpeed Report Abuse TDI will do better than advertised, and the Prius often does less. Plus TDI looks best, drives best, and will blow any of the others into the weeds.
032946 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:19,855 Points:4,043,070 Joined:Oct 2001	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 8:00:24 PM Ignore 032946 Report Abuse My 2000 Saturn gets over 30 MPG average for a year. I spend less than $3,250 a year for gas. It is also paid for, another consideration if your car is payed for and gets decent gas mileage, it would take years to make up the difference of purchasing a new vehicle and the difference in the price of the gas you used. In the end it would cost you more.
tjc09f Veteran Author Tallahassee Posts:468 Points:669,645 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:58:10 PM Ignore tjc09f Report Abuse interesting
justme48 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,515 Points:510,295 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:56:16 PM Ignore justme48 Report Abuse Great info and a good article
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,582 Points:1,604,890 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:54:27 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Nomad228, so if you paid an average of $2 a gallon for gas, (you didn't) and got 30 mpg (you didn't)(http://autos.aol.com/cars-Chevrolet-S_10-1999-LS__4x4_Extended_Cab_6_ft._box/overview/) you would be correct. But the numbers don't add up unless you drove a limited amount during that time. I have a 2010 Prius (bought Aug. 2009) with 72,000 miles on it and have averaged Winter, Summer, Spring, and Fall, just under 50mpg during that time, manually computed on actual gas used. During the late Spring, Summer, and Fall, I average over 54mpg. I get over 500 miles a tank full (11.9 gallons) which normally last me 1 (one) week. Anyone that tries a hybrid and honestly compares cost, maintenance, mpg, etc; will buy another hybrid when the time comes
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,037 Points:1,512,175 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:53:40 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse It would be cheaper if it would Recharge it self!
nimpy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:8,130 Points:1,700,130 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:53:31 PM Ignore nimpy Report Abuse good information and interesting
STLcardsfan Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,039 Points:1,373,810 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:49:25 PM Ignore STLcardsfan Report Abuse I still love my Prius
DaisysMomNC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:959 Points:200,850 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:48:22 PM Ignore DaisysMomNC Report Abuse Interesting but I'll never buy another new car. Out of my price range. I love my Hyundai - 30 around town 34-36 highway.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,411 Points:421,925 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:46:51 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Thank you for that info.
Travel1st Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,920 Points:470,660 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:42:32 PM Ignore Travel1st Report Abuse I hope things settle before I need a new vehicle.
NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,417 Points:1,471,620 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:41:20 PM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse All of these are out of my price bracket. But it I were inclined to buy I would probably go with the Toyota Prius.
napermike79 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,558 Points:1,727,715 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:40:27 PM Ignore napermike79 Report Abuse Living in a northern state frustrates me when I see MPG numbers. From late October through April the ONLY gas we can get is this oxygenated crap gas that cuts MPG by 20 - 30%. Not helping, it can also be around zero degrees for several weeks. When can we get regional MPG numbers?!?
stevencr Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,646 Points:1,432,815 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:38:23 PM Ignore stevencr Report Abuse I'll stay with my mtorcycle.
Akcamper Veteran Author Tucson Posts:274 Points:30,555 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:37:43 PM Ignore Akcamper Report Abuse SCREWED AGAIN!
niceguytx Champion Author Houston Posts:13,690 Points:2,712,535 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:35:03 PM Ignore niceguytx Report Abuse Very informative.
theschmuck Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,912 Points:1,510,650 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:32:39 PM Ignore theschmuck Report Abuse 'goneupagain' poses some good questions. The EV of 'OBUMMERS' choice have hit a snafoo for sure as they halted the production of the Volt for five weeks because of a very poor forcast they made, and the Leaf is not far behind, The cost of the cars may be a problem now, but what do you think the price of electricity will be if and when it ever works? You'll be paying through the nose because the companies supplying it will make a big profit through competition, count on it.
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:31:16 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse The Volt costs almost $40K, uses more electricity than the Leaf, and uses premium gas for it's generator? Where's the upside? No wonder it isn't selling.
stevekr Champion Author Sacramento Posts:2,353 Points:690,030 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:30:39 PM Ignore stevekr Report Abuse Impeach Obama!
tco9436 Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,772 Points:721,425 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:30:07 PM Ignore tco9436 Report Abuse who can afford a new car?
adgam Champion Author Orange County Posts:2,262 Points:500,880 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:28:39 PM Ignore adgam Report Abuse ok
nhpest Rookie Author New Hampshire Posts:1 Points:96,695 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:27:36 PM Ignore nhpest Report Abuse I've had many Jetta TDIs and the actual mileage has always been more like 38/45/42, my current model is 2010. In addition, maintenance of diesel engines is much lower, for example the recommended oil change is every 10K. These engines can easily double or triple the life of a gas engine. So when you factor everything in, the actual cost of ownership is much lower for the TDI than most other gas or electric cars, and they are much more fun to drive and actually have power.
shea33 Champion Author Pensacola Posts:2,363 Points:541,965 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:27:22 PM Ignore shea33 Report Abuse got it
Xpoint Champion Author Idaho Posts:11,695 Points:1,625,395 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:23:52 PM Ignore Xpoint Report Abuse The Obama Volt sure looks bad!
Voltus Champion Author Miami Posts:8,451 Points:1,555,400 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:18:49 PM Ignore Voltus Report Abuse what about the Ford Fusion and Focus Hybrids?
CLM06 Champion Author Tampa Posts:6,882 Points:1,521,560 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:17:21 PM Ignore CLM06 Report Abuse I'm not gonna buy any one of them
mickealo Champion Author Spokane Posts:6,157 Points:2,143,460 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:17:01 PM Ignore mickealo Report Abuse while i tend to agreed these electic are not cheap in the long run but you have to look at all cost to realy know but they sure do not add up to me yet
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:11:07 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse wow ! i don't know where they got their numbers, but(yes there is a but)my gas bill for the last 5 years is $5460 and i am driving a 1999 chevy s-10 4.3 litre v 6 4x4 extended cab.so this tells me the prius,cruze,jetta and volt are overpriced and use way more fuel than a 12 year old chevy mid size truck.and i only paid $8500.00 for my used truck with 67000 miles on it. :) this also tells me toyota,chevy,nissan and boltsdragin have lost their minds charging these prices. : )
GoneUpAgain Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,600 Points:1,344,275 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:08:48 PM Ignore GoneUpAgain Report Abuse An awful lot of information is missing from this article. How much are repairs for each vehicle. What electric rate is being used? Too many missing pieces of info make this article extremely suspect! Don't make a decision based on such useless info. The "writer" should not be writing anything because little to no research has been done, or the article was written for a specific company. Imagine that?! [Edited by: GoneUpAgain at 3/14/2012 7:11:30 PM EST]
tom426 Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:198 Points:457,860 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:07:08 PM Ignore tom426 Report Abuse All seem pretty good over the 5 year span.
humancry Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,618 Points:1,002,455 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:05:15 PM Ignore humancry Report Abuse I don't see anything here cheap at all.
cbuck80 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,597 Points:401,030 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:04:14 PM Ignore cbuck80 Report Abuse where is the fords
lyons_coop Veteran Author Kansas Posts:411 Points:154,460 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:03:42 PM Ignore lyons_coop Report Abuse I have to agree, it does make the Prius look pretty good.
carloco75 Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,711 Points:599,390 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:00:59 PM Ignore carloco75 Report Abuse :)
carloco75 Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,711 Points:599,390 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:00:49 PM Ignore carloco75 Report Abuse I get way better results than what this articles says...
no8c Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,799 Points:703,875 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 7:00:29 PM Ignore no8c Report Abuse Thanks for posting this article!
sjl08203 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:6,092 Points:1,374,815 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:59:14 PM Ignore sjl08203 Report Abuse They have to find a way to reduce the cost of electrics
jessek Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,657 Points:1,280,490 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:58:22 PM Ignore jessek Report Abuse Nice to see the comparison. The Prius looks like the best deal overall.
preacherjohn Champion Author Modesto Posts:3,982 Points:1,917,850 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:55:49 PM Ignore preacherjohn Report Abuse What's the difference in cost w/our Diesel Dodge pickup 250. & my Ford F150 for over the long run?
Car54BC08 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:4,249 Points:1,509,365 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:53:37 PM Ignore Car54BC08 Report Abuse I'm surprised the Volt is so high and I would take the Prius over the Eco.
Tjfish94 Rookie Author Seattle Posts:1 Points:195 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:53:34 PM Ignore Tjfish94 Report Abuse Sounds like a regualr ol' gas drinkin car is the best option for now!
cheap59 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,240 Points:960,770 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:52:41 PM Ignore cheap59 Report Abuse And for comfort. The Ford Fusion or Lincoln MKZ!
Taurus1 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,125 Points:1,673,500 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:52:21 PM Ignore Taurus1 Report Abuse No new cars for me.
grammamNV Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,335 Points:372,425 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:51:59 PM Ignore grammamNV Report Abuse ok, then
jb107 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,549 Points:2,621,025 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:50:08 PM Ignore jb107 Report Abuse I'm going to drive the car I have into the ground. It should be good for at least another 100 thousand miles.
fullauto Champion Author Reading Posts:5,315 Points:1,471,090 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:49:22 PM Ignore fullauto Report Abuse go toyota
barbs24 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:3,134 Points:2,039,595 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:45:57 PM Ignore barbs24 Report Abuse Just bought a Prius, Yea!
balljars Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,113 Points:1,610,595 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2012 6:44:43 PM Ignore balljars Report Abuse Looks like the plain old gas engine car is the best.