Nowadays, many people buy cars. As long as the budget is slightly larger, they will choose a B-class sedan. When it comes to the choice of car models, everyone mainly focuses on German and Japanese models. If Naturally aspirated engines are more popular, and many people will choose Japanese engines, such as Toyota Camry, Nissan Teana, etc. Among naturally aspirated engine models, Toyota Camry's sales are still very good. Selling 15,000 units in a single month is not a problem. And with high-displacement 2.5L power, its price can be obtained at 250,000. Some people It is said that buying a car is easy but maintaining a car is difficult. So how much does it cost to maintain a car for a year if you choose the Toyota Camry 2.5L fuel version? To be honest, you might not believe it.
When buying a Toyota Camry, consumers can choose to pay it in installments or in full. If they buy it in installments, it will cost a lot of money to repay the loan, but this money cannot be included in the car maintenance fee, because this is The price of the vehicle, but the installment includes interest fees, and a lot of money will be spent every month. Normally, the annual maintenance cost of a car mainly includes insurance premiums, fuel vehicles, maintenance fees, tolls, parking fees, etc. Let’s take a look at the annual maintenance cost of a Toyota Camry.
The first part is the insurance premium of Toyota Camry; when buying a new car, the insurance premium is purchased at the 4S store. Generally, the insurance premium of Toyota Camry is 7,000 yuan, and then plus the compulsory traffic insurance, this It is 8,000 yuan. At least in the first year, the insurance premium is this value. Of course, if there is no danger, the insurance premium in the second year can be reduced a lot. For the time being, we will use the insurance premium of 8,000 yuan as the standard.
The second part is the fuel cost of driving a vehicle; many people buy cars because they have driving needs, so they drive 20,000 kilometers a year, which is considered a relatively normal number of kilometers. Some car owners still drive less It will be longer. The fuel consumption of the Toyota Camry 2.5L engine is 6L, but in actual driving, the fuel consumption is definitely higher. According to the real fuel consumption levels reported by many car owners, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the Toyota Camry 2.5L engine is 8.5L per 100 kilometers, and the 92-octane gasoline is basically It fluctuates around 7 yuan, so the cost per kilometer is 0.6 yuan (8.5x7/100=0.595). If you drive 20,000 kilometers per year, the annual fuel cost will be 12,000 yuan.
The third part is vehicle maintenance fees. Toyota Camry is a B-class car with a price of more than 200,000, so compared with domestic 100,000-class cars, the maintenance fee must be higher. Normally, a vehicle needs maintenance once after driving 5,000 kilometers, so it needs maintenance four times a year. Three minor maintenance costs about 2,000 yuan, and one major maintenance costs 2,000 yuan, so the maintenance fee is almost 4,000 yuan.
The fourth part is vehicle tolls and parking fees. These two fees have little to do with the car model, but the expenses are relatively high. If you drive 20,000 kilometers a year, the tolls on highways or bridges should still be 2,000. Yuan. Nowadays, parking spaces are tight. For fixed parking spaces, it costs 300 yuan per month and 3,600 yuan per year. This is still a very conservative parking fee. Add in parking at other times, so the annual parking fee is roughly 4,500 yuan. .
This is the cost of maintaining a Toyota Camry 2.5L for one year. Because everyone’s vehicle usage is different, the maintenance cost may be different for many car owners. When driving 20,000 kilometers, one year’s maintenance cost The annual car maintenance cost is almost 28,500 yuan. With the reduction of insurance costs, the car maintenance cost in the second year will be cheaper. If you have to repay the loan every month, choosing Toyota Camry, the monthly expenditure will be quite high. To be honest, you might not believe it when you calculate the cost of maintaining a Toyota Camry.