THE COST YOU DON’T SEE IN THE PAYMENT
Know what you’ll keep.
Plan for what you’ll lose.
A car’s price is only the beginning. Explore its future value, compare your options and see how depreciation fits into the cost of owning it.
Free tools · Canadian dollars · Kilometres · Editable assumptions
TEN WAYS TO LOOK AHEAD
What would you like to work out?
Start with a value estimate, then explore the bigger cost picture.
Car depreciation
Estimate how much a new or owned car could lose in value over your next few years of driving.
Open calculatorResale value
Project a car’s future value using your price, ownership period and expected kilometres.
Open calculatorCompare vehicles
Compare projected future values and dollars lost for two cars over the same driving period.
Open calculatorSUV depreciation
Explore projected SUV values and compare the cost of keeping one for different lengths of time.
Open calculatorEV & Tesla
Project an electric vehicle’s future value and explore how a different purchase price changes the result.
Open calculatorLease vs buy
Compare the cost of a lease with financing or buying over the same period, including the value you keep.
Open calculatorOwnership cost
Add depreciation, financing, energy, insurance and maintenance to estimate the full cost of a car.
Open calculatorDepreciation rates
Compare six category depreciation curves and see annual value changes at your price and kilometres.
Explore the numbersCars that hold value
Explore modelled retention and depreciation dollars across the available Canadian new-car catalogue.
Explore the numbersDepreciation by brand
Explore available models by brand and compare their median projected retention and dollar loss.
Explore the numbersBUILT FOR A BETTER COMPARISON
The same years.
The same kilometres.
A more useful answer.
Compare cars over the time you actually expect to own them. Change the price, distance and costs to fit your plans, and see the result update.
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Choose a car or enter your ownUse a representative Canadian catalogue model, or start with your own price and vehicle category.
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Make the assumptions yoursAdjust your ownership period, annual kilometres and running costs. Extra details stay optional.
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See the number, then the explanationEvery tool keeps the calculation, evidence and source dates close to the result.
THE CAR YOU ALREADY HAVE
Need a value for today?
Use the trade-in estimator for a current planning estimate and matching dealer listings where available.
These tools provide planning estimates of future retail value and ownership costs. Category assumptions and available Canadian asking-price data cannot guarantee a future selling price or dealer offer. Each calculator explains its inputs and limitations.