20 Luxury Cars to Sell Instead of Taking to a Car Repair Shop
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Luxury cars aren’t only luxurious when it comes to their features, performance, comfort and look. They also carry luxurious price tags that can stretch well into six figures. The high costs don’t stop when you drive the car off the lot, either. Many luxury cars are expensive to repair and maintain — so much so that you could end up paying more to maintain them over time than you would for the full price of a cheaper car.
The CarEdge website recently ran the numbers on the most expensive luxury cars to maintain. After analyzing more than 100 vehicles (yes, there apparently are that many), the site found that you can expect to pay more than $2,000 a year in maintenance for the most expensive models.
As CarEdge pointed out, you are not likely to learn much about repair and maintenance costs when you buy a car because the salesperson doesn’t want you to focus on those “unpleasant but inevitable” costs. Unless you do your research ahead of time, you could be taken off guard by the high repair and maintenance costs. At some point you might have to decide whether to keep paying those costs or simply sell the car.
The good news is, luxury cars tend to hold their value better than other types of cars. This means you should get a good price on a resale — especially for certain Lexus, Acura, Tesla, Mercedes and Porsche models.
Here are the 20 most expensive luxury cars to maintain, according to CarEdge.
| Rank | Model | 10-Year Average Maintenance Cost |
| 1. | Porsche Cayenne | $20,552 |
| 2. | Porsche Macan | $20,137 |
| 3. | BMW X6 M | $18,900 |
| 4. | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | $18,634 |
| 5. | BMW X7 | $18,550 |
| 6. | BMW X5 | $18,389 |
| 7. | Porsche 911 | $18,231 |
| 8. | Land Rover Range Rover | $18,228 |
| 9. | BMW X6 | $18,148 |
| 10. | Mercedes-Benz Metris | $18,045 |
| 11. | BMW X3 | $17,711 |
| 12. | BMW X2 | $17,602 |
| 13. | BMW X1 | $17,516 |
| 14. | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | $16,989 |
| 15. | Land Rover Range Rover Velar | $16,755 |
| 16. | Mercedes-Benz G-Class | $16,561 |
| 17. | Porsche Panamera | $16,531 |
| 18. | Land Rover Discovery | $16,485 |
| 19. | Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | $16,365 |
| 20. | Land Rover Discovery Sport | $16,147 |
If you wonder which luxury cars you might want to hold on to rather than sell, these are the 10 least expensive to maintain.
| 10 | Lexus NX 300 | $7,136 over 10 years |
| 9 | Acura ILX | $7,104 |
| 8 | Tesla Model X | $5,723 |
| 7 | Lexus GS 350 | $5,721 |
| 6 | Lexus IS 350 | $5,680 |
| 5 | Lexus ES 300h | $5,662 |
| 4 | Lexus ES 350 | $5,488 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | $4,732 |
| 2 | Tesla Model S | $4,566 |
| 1 | Tesla Model 3 | $3,587 |
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