Super Car Digest exists to answer one question honestly: what does a car really cost? Not the sticker price — the whole thing. Depreciation, insurance, repairs, interest, the add-ons at the finance desk, and the difference between a used car that runs for ten more years and one that eats $3,000 in its first winter.
How we work
Every price range on this site comes from published, checkable sources: RepairPal and AAA for repair and maintenance costs, Consumer Reports owner surveys for reliability, Edmunds, iSeeCars and Kelley Blue Book for depreciation, NHTSA for recalls, and state insurance filings and industry averages for premiums. When we estimate, we say so, and our calculators show their math rather than hiding it behind a number.
We don’t sell cars, insurance or warranties, and no dealer or manufacturer pays for placement. Some links to products and services are affiliate links — if you use them we may earn a commission at no cost to you. That never changes a verdict: where the honest answer is “skip it”, we say skip it. See our affiliate disclosure.
Who writes this
Super Car Digest is written and edited by Ahmed Siradj, who also builds the site’s free calculators. Ahmed’s background is in teaching, which is why every guide here tries to explain the why behind the number, not just the number. Articles are reviewed against the latest published data before they go live and are dated so you know how current they are.
Start here
- Buying used? Get the 60-point inspection checklist.
- Working out a budget? Try How Much Car Can I Afford? and the True Cost of Ownership calculator.
- Facing a repair bill? Run it through Repair or Replace.
Questions, corrections or a cost you’d like us to investigate? Get in touch — reader emails have shaped many of the guides here.