Picking up a used
luxury car is a great way to save some coin. Letting the previous owner take the fall on
depreciation is a smart move, but it's worth remembering that high-end autos carry with them high-end maintenance and
repair costs. Using Edmunds.com data, 24/7 Wall Street has compiled what it says are the 10 most expensive vehicles to own, and the list is populated by some not-so-surprising names.
BMW and
Mercedes-Benz soak up the lion's share of the offenders, though other manufactures make a showing as well. Perhaps not surprisingly, the
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG takes top honors as the most expensive of them all with a "true
cost of ownership" of $245,469. That's
in addition to the gullwing
supercar's $210,875 MSRP.
The
calculations not only factor in deprecation, but also things like fuel, maintenance and
insurance costs.
All told,
Mercedes-Benz models takes four of the 10 spots on the list. That's twice as many as
BMW, and the rest are split between makes like
Land Rover,
Audi and
Nissan. If that last one seems a bit out of place, keep in mind
Nissan makes the mighty (and mighty complex)
GT-R. Check out our gallery below for a full list of the biggest offenders.