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True Cost of Ownership — ₹10 Lakh Car

See the real total cost of owning a ₹10 lakh car over your ownership period — EMI, insurance, maintenance, fuel, and resale value — not just the sticker price.

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True Cost of Ownership — pre-filled with these numbers

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The exact numbers used on this page
Purchase price₹10,00,000
Down payment %20%
Loan interest rate9%
Loan tenure5 Years
Annual insurance₹25,000
Annual maintenance & repairs₹20,000
Annual fuel/charging cost₹60,000
Years you'll own it7 Years
Expected resale value (% of price)35%
How this is calculated

Total cost = down payment + every EMI actually paid during your ownership period + insurance/maintenance/fuel over that period, minus what you get back at resale. EMI uses the standard reducing-balance formula; if your ownership period runs longer than the loan tenure, the loan is treated as fully paid off for the remaining months.

Tax treatment

A personal-use car generally carries no income-tax deduction in India — no depreciation, no interest deduction, unlike a home loan. If the vehicle is genuinely used for business, a portion of running costs and depreciation may be deductible; check with a CA, since the rules depend heavily on actual usage split and documentation.

Questions
Does the sticker price reflect the real cost of owning a car?

No — insurance, maintenance, and fuel over several years of ownership often add up to more than people expect, which is exactly what this calculator totals up alongside the financing cost.

Is this a simplified version of the real calculator?

No — it's the exact same calculator, opened with these values already filled in. There's no separate, simplified math happening on this page; everything below adjusts once you open it.

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