Economics of automobile usage

With car costs are all costs meant that arise from the purchase and use of a motor vehicle.

Types of costs

The following costs are caused by a car:

• Credit costs
• Depreciation and amortization
• Car insurance (eg collision damage waiver, / Teilkasko-/Haftpflichtversicherung, traffic legal protection )
• Vehicle tax
• Wear and tear parts (such as spark plugs, tires, oil, shock absorbers, wiper blades )
• Inspections, repairs and maintenance (eg changing tires, oil changes )
• Main study (HU)
• Fuel and supplies ( eg, oil, wiper fluid, coolant)
• Fees (eg for to start, stop and re-registration, Feinstaubplakette ) and contributions (eg for automobile club )
• Garage or parking space rent
• Tolls, road tolls, parking fees
• Disposal

Fix vs. variable

One can distinguish between fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs occur regardless of the mileage (eg, motor vehicle tax, fees for main and exhaust emission test, garage rent). Variable costs increase with the driving performance or operation ( eg fuel, wear parts ), they are therefore also referred to as a motor vehicle operating costs. Some of these costs can not be readily classified as fixed or variable: you can both variable and fixed components contain (eg depreciation ), depending on the mileage fixed or variable (eg, automobile insurance, inspections) or occur in two variants ( toll / road tax).

Actual Cost

Create automobile clubs detailed lists with the average cost for most vehicle types with different performance.

New cars that are driven 60,000 km in the first four years and then sold, produced 2007 Car costs totaling at least 300 euros per month. The 50 most expensive cars struck with monthly cost of 1400 euros to book that. 10 most expensive cars with over 2000 €

Indirect costs

In addition to these costs cause Automotive economic costs that are not allocated to the individual car users directly ( eg damage caused by air pollution, soil sealing, traffic accidents, costs for infrastructure, traffic monitoring). A portion of these costs will be covered by the car users about taxes, insurance premiums, fees, etc., the rest has to be borne by the public. The amount of these costs can not be accurately determined: First, the share of car traffic at the damage can not be measured precisely, on the other hand, the damage can not " convert " in exact amounts of money. As such, the opinions vary widely, what proportion of the car cost is borne by the public.