Updated September 28, 2026
Cost-per-mile stories
Data-backed comparisons from today’s listings, built on one number: what each car costs for every mile it has left before 200,000. They are rewritten from the live listings every morning, so the cars change as they sell. How cost per remaining mile works.
Old iron, new math$0.11per mile of runway, versus $0.12
This 2016 Honda HR-V costs less per remaining mile than the cheapest nearly new sedan
$0.11 a mile for the HR-V, against $0.12 for a 2026 Toyota Corolla with 8,909 miles on it.
Today’s cheapest mile$0.09per mile of runwayThe cheapest mile on Caboose today: a 2014 Honda Civic at $0.09
Of 2,024 listings with runway left, this one costs the least for each mile before 200,000.
The 500K club, for less$0.20per mile of runwayThe cheapest remaining mile in a 500K-rated model: 2016 Lexus LS
$0.20 a mile for one of the models most likely to reach 250,000.
Under $10,000106kmiles left before 200,000The most runway under $10,000: a 2014 Subaru Outback with 106,314 miles to go
$9,594 buys the longest road to 200,000 of any car under $10,000 on Caboose today.
By body type$0.16median for sedansPer remaining mile, sedans are the cheapest long-haulers on Caboose
Median cost per mile of runway: sedans $0.16, SUVs $0.21, trucks $0.28.
Same model, two ways$0.15per mile, against $0.30A Tacoma with 10k miles costs less per remaining mile than one with 114k
2019 Toyota Tacoma: $0.30 a mile. 2023 Toyota Tacoma: $0.15 a mile.