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
Your state
Driving mix45% city / 55% hwy
All cityAll highway
Electricity rate applies
to EVs only
to EVs only
Financed?Cash
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
- $2,079
- Insurance / yr
- $2,050
- Maint. / yr
- $520
$1.66/h
Total burn rate
$1.07
True cost per mile
33%
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
$6.50
Per work year
$1,631
The 5-year damage
1 yr
$14,509
2 yr
$29,018
3 yr
$43,527
4 yr
$58,036
5 yr
$72,545
Estimates only — depreciation curves, insurance premiums and fuel prices vary by trim, ZIP code and driving record.
Live data sources
STATICFuel price — EIA weekly US average · using $3.35 fallback
STATICElectricity price — EIA monthly residential · using $0.163/kWh fallback
STATICMPG — fueleconomy.gov EPA tested · using manufacturer estimate
Insurance: NAIC 2022/23 state averages · Depreciation: model-specific first-year rate + RepairPal maintenance curve · Vehicle data: 80 models
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