Volkswagen Tiguan

Crossover, Compact, Mid Level

 

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan

In a close battle , the Volkswagen Tiguan was able to dethrone last year’s champion, the always strong Honda CR-V.  With the lowest depreciation in this segment and ownership costs almost 7% lower than expected, the Tiguan showed that it was deserving of Vincentric’s Best Value in America award for 2009.
 

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Cost Item Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Depreciation: $5,568 $2,627 $1,988 $1,784 $1,581 $13,548
Fees & Taxes: 1,543 97 101 87 94 1,923
Finance: 1,562 1,259 935 587 213 4,555
Fuel: 1,575 1,631 1,689 1,749 1,811 8,453
Insurance: 1,808 1,789 1,771 1,754 1,738 8,861
Maintenance: 0 164 645 794 1,676 3,279
Opportunity Cost: 270 402 527 666 782 2,646
Repairs: 0 0 58 215 471 745
Total: $12,325 $7,969 $7,714 $7,636 $8,365 $44,009
 

 

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