The Real Cost of “Buying Now”
Car, or crore?
That shiny car on EMI — or the wealth the same money could quietly become. See the trade-off in black and white.
The car you’re eyeing
Assumes a 20% down payment. Everything else is adjustable.
On-road price
5 years
7 years
9%
9.5%
11%
10%
12%
14%
If you buy the car
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what it’s worth after the loan
If you invest the EMI
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corpus over the same years
Buying now quietly costs you
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in future wealth — the gap between an asset that grows and one that fades.
Monthly EMI
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Total you pay
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Car value
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A car typically loses ~15% of its value every year; this tool uses that. Investment growth assumes the EMI is invested monthly at your chosen return. Buying a car isn’t wrong — buying one too early, before wealth is built, has a price. This shows it.
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CA Vipin Gupta — Trust · Satisfaction · Growth
For education only. Not financial advice. Figures are illustrative and depend on the assumptions you choose above.
For education only. Not financial advice. Figures are illustrative and depend on the assumptions you choose above.
