How Much Money Goes Into a Car: The Example of a 30-Year-Old Audi

People can be divided into two categories. Some do not think about car expenses at all, while others, on the contrary, calculate exactly how much money goes into a car. We have already written about which cars’ maintenance even scares sheikhs, and this time we will share information about how much money goes into a car over 30 years of operation.

As is known, Germans are quite pedantic. Therefore, it is not surprising that it was a German who decided to calculate the cost of operating a car over 30 years. In particular, we are talking about the ‘cigar’ Audi 100, although in a station wagon body.

The owner kept all receipts for fuel, maintenance, and spare parts, and then calculated how much money he spent on the car’s upkeep (including the original cost) and its repair, including restoration work after accidents.

To date, the Audi has a mileage of almost 430 thousand kilometers. For a 32-year-old car, that’s not so much. During this period, there were no serious breakdowns, and in total, 110 thousand euros were spent on everything, writes Autobild.

Let us remind you that recently the cost of operating cars by class was determined in the USA .

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