Car Purchase Savings Planner
Save-then-buy versus loan — monthly saving for a car fund and the interest you never pay.
Formula
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About Car Purchase Savings Planner
Saving for a car flips the most common EMI on its head: instead of paying a bank ~9.3% to drive now, you pay yourself ~7.5% to drive in 3 years — the default ₹10 lakh on-road budget (inflating to ~₹11.2 lakh) needs about ₹27,800/month in conservative instruments. Compare that against the loan route's ~₹17,900 EMI for 5 years on the same car: the saver's total outlay runs roughly ₹1.4 lakh lighter, plus zero hypothecation, full insurance freedom and negotiating power as a cash buyer. The 3-year horizon means debt instruments only: FD ladders, short-duration debt funds, RDs — the 7.5% default reflects that mix; equity's volatility has no place in a dated purchase this near. Inflation reality check: cars inflate ~3-5% (new-launch premiums, feature-creep and emission-norm cost-passes), but DEPRECIATION works for the patient buyer — today's ₹10 lakh model is a 3-year-old certified used buy at ~₹6.5 lakh when your fund matures, an option the calculator's target field can model instantly. Behavioral architecture: run it as a dedicated RD/SIP labeled for the car (mental accounting protects earmarked money), park windfalls into it (each ₹50,000 bonus cuts ~2 months off the wait), and when the fund matures — negotiate like the cash buyer you are: year-end dealer targets, registration-discount months and outgoing-model clearances are worth 5-12% to someone who can transact this week. If you must drive NOW, a 50% down payment + 2-year loan splits the difference far better than the 10%-down-7-year structure dealers push.
How to use Car Purchase Savings Planner
- 1Enter Car budget (on-road) today, Time available (years), Expected annual return (%), Car-price inflation (%/yr) into the Car Purchase Savings Planner.
- 2The result is computed automatically using Required monthly saving = inflated target ÷ FV(1/month) — the goal priced in today's discipline — there is no button to press; it updates live as you type.
- 3Change any input to model a different scenario, then use “Copy result link” to share the exact numbers.
Why use Car Purchase Savings Planner?
- ✓Computes car purchase savings planner instantly with the correct formula — no spreadsheet needed
- ✓100% free and unlimited, with no sign-up, login or paywall
- ✓Runs entirely in your browser, so the figures you enter are never uploaded or stored
- ✓Shows the formula, a live worked example and references so you can defend the number
Frequently asked questions
Car ke liye bachana behtar hai ya EMI lena?+
Pure math me bachana: 3 saal × ₹27,800 = ₹10 lakh ki car bina ek rupaya interest diye; vs loan me wahi car ₹10.7-11 lakh ki padti hai (₹8L loan par ~₹1.7L interest + processing). EMI tabhi jeet'ta hai jab car INCOME banati ho (cab/delivery/site-visits) ya public transport ka kharcha EMI ke aas-paas ho. Status ke liye EMI sabse mehngi feeling hai.
3 saal me paisa kahan rakhein car fund ka?+
Debt-only: FD ladder (har 6 mahine ek rung), short-duration/banking-PSU debt funds, ya seedha RD — blended ~7-7.5%. Equity bilkul nahi: 3-saal me -15% ka saal aa sakta hai aur purchase date market se poochh kar nahi aati. Aakhri 6 mahine me sab kuch liquid/FD me — delivery-day certainty hi asli return hai.
Used car le kar wait skip karna smart hai kya?+
Aksar haan — depreciation aapke paksh me hai: 3-saal purani wahi model ~35% sasti milti hai, aur certified-pre-owned warranties ne risk kaafi ghata diya hai. Strategy: aadha fund ban'ne par 4-5 saal purani cash-buy + bacha hua fund agli upgrade ke liye chalta rahe. Naye-model premium sirf unhe dena chahiye jinke liye warranty-years > paisa.
Fund poora hone par dealer se kaise deal karein?+
Cash-buyer leverage kholiye: month/quarter-end (sales targets), September-October (festive-stock build) aur December (year-end-registration discounts) me quote lijiye; 2-3 dealers se written on-road quotes ladaiye; insurance + accessories bahar se lene ka option rakhiye. 'Finance lijiye, discount milega' ka jawab: finance ka payout discount me convert karwaiye — woh unki margin hai, aapka haq ban sakta hai.
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