This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.
How this is calculated
The affordable payment sets the loan, the loan plus deposit and trade-in sets the price. The number worth attention is the second line: running a car costs roughly eight to twelve percent of its value a year in fuel, insurance, tax and servicing, so a payment you can just afford becomes a total cost you cannot. Stretching the term lowers the payment and raises the interest, and on a depreciating asset it also raises the time spent owing more than the car is worth.
Worked examples
Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.
ten percent of a lakh of income
- Gross monthly income
- ₹1,00,000
- Share of income for the car payment
- 10%
- Down payment
- ₹2,00,000
- Trade-in value
- ₹0
- Interest rate
- 9.5%
- Term
- 60 months
- Running costs as a share of price a year
- 8%
Car price you can afford₹6,76,148
arithmetic identity on the payment
Open this examplea zero rate makes the loan a plain multiple
- Gross monthly income
- ₹1,00,000
- Share of income for the car payment
- 10%
- Down payment
- ₹0
- Trade-in value
- ₹0
- Interest rate
- 0%
- Term
- 60 months
- Running costs as a share of price a year
- 0%
Car price you can afford₹6,00,000
boundary
Open this exampleno income affords nothing
- Gross monthly income
- ₹0
- Share of income for the car payment
- 10%
- Down payment
- ₹0
- Trade-in value
- ₹0
- Interest rate
- 9.5%
- Term
- 60 months
- Running costs as a share of price a year
- 8%
Car price you can afford₹0
degenerate case
Open this exampleMethod and limits
What it assumes
- Running costs as a share of price, which varies with how far you drive.
What it deliberately does not model
- Depreciation is the largest cost of owning a car and is not included here.
- Insurance premiums depend on driver and location far more than on price.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is a longer loan a good idea?
- Rarely. It lowers the payment and raises the interest, and because the car depreciates faster than a long loan amortises, it extends the period where you owe more than the car is worth.