Toyota Corolla

Compact, Entry Level

 

Toyota Corolla

After many years of consistently providing value, the Corolla stepped it up a notch and outperformed the competition to earn Vincentric’s Best Value in America™ award for the first time.  With a reasonable price and strong fuel economy, the Corolla held off the second-place Nissan Sentra.
 

2008 Toyota Corolla LE 4D Sedan at
Cost Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Depreciation:  $3814 $1430 $1291 $1199 $1107 $8841
Fees & Taxes: 888 71 76 66 71 $1172
Finance:  868 700 520 326 118 $2532
Fuel:  1554 1609 1666 1725 1787 $8341
Insurance:  1489 1473 1456 1440 1424 $7282
Maintenance:  116 274 822 412 190 $1814
Opportunity Cost: 278 470 688 905 1138 $3479
Repairs:  0 0 157 262 262 $681
Total $9006 $6027 $6676 $6334 $6097 $34142
*The data displayed here is for the specific model and trim identified.  The award is based on an average of all trims combined as of January 2008.

 

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