Updated October 8, 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$0.10per mile of runway, versus $0.11
This 2014 Acura ILX costs less per remaining mile than the cheapest nearly new sedan
$0.10 a mile for the ILX, against $0.11 for a 2025 Toyota Corolla with 3,649 miles on it.
Today’s cheapest mile$0.09per mile of runwayThe cheapest mile on Caboose today: a 2014 Subaru Outback at $0.09
Of 1,738 listings with runway left, this one costs the least for each mile before 200,000.
The 500K club, for less$0.18per mile of runwayThe cheapest remaining mile in a 500K-rated model: 2014 Toyota 4Runner
$0.18 a mile for one of the models most likely to reach 250,000.
Under $10,00096kmiles left before 200,000The most runway under $10,000: a 2014 Toyota Prius with 95,900 miles to go
$9,995 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 $0.20, trucks $0.29.
Same model, two ways$0.21per mile, against $0.45A 3500 with 26k miles costs less per remaining mile than one with 123k
2021 RAM 3500: $0.45 a mile. 2018 RAM 3500: $0.21 a mile.