{"id":519,"date":"2019-12-18T10:51:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T10:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carbar.com.au\/?p=519"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:44:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:44:17","slug":"why-eofy-isnt-the-best-time-to-purchase-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carbar.com.au\/blog\/why-eofy-isnt-the-best-time-to-purchase-a-car","title":{"rendered":"Why EOFY Isn&#8217;t the Best Time to Purchase a Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a savvy business-owner, you\u2019re always going to be looking ahead. When your organisation relies on having ready access to a fleet of high-quality, reliable vehicles, it\u2019s natural that you\u2019ll have a plan in place for how to grow that fleet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that in mind, many businesses look to the end of financial year as an opportunity to grow their fleet banking on steep discounts and good news from the tax man. But in the rush to get to the dealership, many business-owners overlook one thing: These discounts do nothing to defray the ongoing costs attached to your new car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These costs can be significant, often coming close to the original cost of the car over a five-year period. In many cases, the solution is not to buy at all \u2013 car subscription can guarantee the access you need without the expense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine it:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No services, registration or insurance to pay<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete flexibility in your choice of vehicle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fleet that scales in near real-time to your needs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlock the equity trapped in your bought\/leased fleet\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No worrying about depreciation or unexpected expenses\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All while saving money every week. It\u2019s not a dream \u2013 it\u2019s just a smarter way to manage your fleet. Read on and learn why car subscription could be the thing your business needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Understanding the total cost of ownership\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new vehicle represents a significant upfront cost to your business. Even a basic mid-sized sedan from an inexpensive manufacturer can easily top $30,000. An outlay of capital like that needs to be budgeted for, leading for many business-owners to focus on it to the detriment of the ongoing costs of maintaining the car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For businesses new to this area of accounting, rapidly scaling up your fleet without paying adequate attention to these ongoing costs can be a trap, potentially having a negative impact on your cash-flow 6, 12 or 24 months from now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, it\u2019s important to consider what\u2019s called the total cost of ownership (TCO) of any vehicle your business acquires. In its most basic form, a TCO calculation will consider not just the on road price of the car (list price plus stamp duty, registration, compulsory third-party insurance and dealer delivery charges), but standing costs including depreciation and finance interest as well as running costs such as fuel, tyres and servicing. Adding all of these small weekly expenses together can often result in a separate figure that\u2019s larger than the original purchase price of the car. For example, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racq.com.au\/cars-and-driving\/cars\/owning-and-maintaining-a-car\/car-running-costs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Toyota Corolla lists for $23,490, but has a five-year cost of $41,712.95<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The list price of the car only represents 36% of the TCO over a five-year period, nearly tripling your expenses. These ongoing costs can increase for cars under particularly heavy use, meaning an even larger bill hidden behind the initial sticker price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Expenses that can\u2019t be minimised\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savvy businesses are careful about the vehicles they select, choosing cars that are cheap to repair, fuel-efficient and from respected manufacturers, but even this does not significantly reduce attached ongoing costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, while many Australians are turning to hybrid or electric vehicles to reduce the weekly costs of running their car, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racq.com.au\/cars-and-driving\/cars\/owning-and-maintaining-a-car\/car-running-costs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a comparison between the hybrid-petrol and the petrol Toyota Camry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows how small a difference this choice can make:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/proxy.carbarautos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proxy.carbarautos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_1-1.png 389w, https:\/\/proxy.carbarautos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_1-1-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 98px;\" width=\"385\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List price<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five-year cost*<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Total cost<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Petrol<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$30,090<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$44,545<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>$74,635<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$32,090<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$41,370<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>$73,460<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Note that the five-year cost figure assumes the car has been purchased outright and as such subtracts the interest payable on a loan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the hybrid model offers an attractive discount on the five-year cost, the additional $2000 payable upfront above the petrol model nearly completely eliminates the savings, resulting in a net gain in position of only $1175 on TCO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, costs such as registration, insurance and stamp duty are going to be comparable between cars of different make and model, meaning that even the smartest approach to car ownership is still going to end up costing your business significantly over the lifetime of the vehicle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Finding a cost-effective approach\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, when is the best time to purchase a car? For your business, it may be never. If you\u2019re considering expanding your fleet next EOFY, you may want to reassess. A few grand off the sticker price is not going to make the difference in affordability that you may be hoping it will. Instead, consider an alternative approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car subscription is the flexible choice for modern businesses. Forget ownership with its enormous upfront costs and forget leasing with its inflexible, long-term contracts \u2013 vehicle subscription makes building and managing a corporate fleet simple, easy and \u2013 above all \u2013 affordable. Cut your costs, better meet demand and change cars to meet demand \u2013 all with one service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Carbar \u2013 leading the car subscription revolution<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbar is offering businesses <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbar.com.au\/car-subscription\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new way to drive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For a weekly rate, your business will have exclusive use of a late-model vehicle from top manufacturers including Toyota, BMW, Jeep, Jaguar and more. Covering registration, insurance, servicing and roadside assistance, it\u2019s the simpler, smarter way to build your fleet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The savings can be significant \u2013 get that Camry we talked about earlier for just $149 per week from Carbar and save over $2,500 per year compared to owning and managing it yourself. \u202cThat\u2019s money that you can put directly into your business, helping you find new talent, grow to new locations and expand your market share.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t wait for next June \u2013 make the smarter choice for your company and start growing your fleet today for less with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbar.com.au\/business\/car-subscription\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbar for Business<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a savvy business-owner, you\u2019re always going to be looking ahead. 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