Not sure whether you have factored in lost days of revenue into your back of envelope TCO.
When a cheaper less reliable car is in the garage being repaired it's not just about the cost of repair but also the opportunity cost of lost revenue.
When a cheaper less reliable car is in the garage being repaired it's not just about the cost of repair but also the opportunity cost of lost revenue.
Pretty much every minivan fleet in the US runs on Pacificas and Transit connects. Small trucks are always the Colorado.
Of course the cabbies love their Priuses but they only begrudgingly switched after the supply of ex-cop crown vics dried up.