Volkswagen Jetta S

Wagon

 

 Volkswagen Jetta S

In a close contest between the Volkswagen Jetta and the Subaru Outback, the Jetta prevailed by having the lowest lifecycle costs in 11 of the 20 scenarios measured, earning Volkswagen Vincentric’s Best Fleet Value in America™  award.  Although the Outback did well, the best results in seven of the scenarios wasn’t enough to earn the title.  The third place Subaru Impreza Wagon rounded out a strong showing for Subaru in the Wagon class.
MSRP: $20,099
Invoice: $19,427
Destination: $650
Fleet Incentive: $0
Vincentric Fleet Price: $20,077
Cost Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total Per Mile
Depreciation: $9,477 $2,900 $2,200 $14,577 $0.243
Fees & Taxes: 1,196 83 86 1,365 0.023
Finance: 1,195 964 715 2,874 0.048
Fuel: 1,702 1,762 1,825 5,289 0.088
Insurance: 1,047 1,036 1,025 3,108 0.052
Maintenance: 0 496 1,349 1,845 0.031
Opportunity Cost: 211 328 456 995 0.017
Repairs: 0 0 226 226 0.004
$14,828 $7,569 $7,882 $30,279 $0.505
The data displayed here is based on 36 months of ownership and annual mileage of 20,000.  The award is based the vehicle's performance over multiple annual mileages (10k, 15k, 20k, 25k, and 30k)  and multiple lengths of ownership (24, 36, 48 and 60 months).  The analysis was performed in February, 2009.

 

 

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