![]() ![]() There will also soon be a resale market - right now they're too new for us to compare to petrol and diesel cars.īuying a car is often more about what you need, not what you want. However as more of them enter the New Zealand market, sticker prices are expected to fall. Electric and Hybrid cars are much cheaper to run, but they cost a lot more to buy upfront. ![]() This fuel saving could be recouped over time. Generally, automatics cars are known to be more fuel-efficient than the manuals as the car knows the most suitable gear to drive in. The extra work to save yourself changing gears may be worth the extra cost upfront to make driving a little easier, especially if you drive on busy roads. For example, a manual 2008 Toyota Yaris 1.5L costs $7,500, whereas the automatic version is $9,000, a premium of $1,500. ![]() Manual gear cars are much cheaper than automatics.Petrol cars are usually cheaper to buy than diesel equivalents, and you won't need to pay Road User Charges (currently $62 per 1,000 kilometres driven). Diesel engines tend to use less fuel than the same petrol model, and more economical than their petrol counterparts as a result. Diesel tends to cost 70% per litre on what you would pay for 91 unleaded.However, small engines are most efficient for town use and highly inefficient travelling long distances at high speeds, so you need to consider the purpose of the car, who will use it and how it will be used. Smaller engines put out less power, but if fuel savings is your goal, engine size needs to be considered. Smaller engines are cheaper to run as they use less fuel.Generally, these rules apply to running costs: You can look up 500+ makes and models and get their safety rating and expected fuel cost per year. The government’s RightCar site has done extensive research, making available free of charge running costs for many models. ![]()
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