Each category has a weighting factor that can be changed. These are just how much I weight each one.
Rank is assigned manually based on how many vehicles are being compared.
The vehicles listed demonstrate how I started to compare used vehicles to my current vehicle and the rankings look odd becau
ight each one.
cle and the rankings look odd because they are from a previous comparison.
weighting
factor The Standard
1988-90 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon 2002 Volvo V70 AWD
Value
est. purchase price 1.5 25570
5 year TCO? 1.5
Consumer Rating 0.5
Editor Rating 0.5
J.D.Power 1
Consumer Reports 2
Fuel Economy
hwy mpg 2 22 (25 actual)
city mpg 1.5 19
cruising range 1.5
annual fuel costs 1
Safety
full size spare? 1.5
60-0 (in feet) 1.5
electronic drivetrain? 1
disc/disc? 1 y
amber signals? 1 y
offset 1.5
side 1.5
front driver 1.5
front passenger 1.5
injury index 1.5
fatality index 1.5
overall 1.5
Size & Performance
differential? 1
AWD system? 1
ground clearance 1
towing capacity 1
payload 1
luggage capacity 2
max cargo capacity 2
roof height 1.5 56.4
roof rack ? 1
length 1 188.3
width 1 69.3
0-60 1 6.7
turning circle 1.5 32.2
weight 1 3109
hp 1 160
torque 1 162
lb/hp 1.5 19.43125
lb/torque 1.5 19.19135802
5 yr $/pound 1.5
Front Headroom 38.7 inches
Front Legroom 40.8 inches
Rear Headroom 37.6 inches
Rear Legroom 34.6 inches
seating comfort 1.5 excellent
serpentine belt? 1.5 n
displays 1 excellent
radio reception 1.5 poor
blind spots? 1 none
Notes
Unweighted Scores
Final Scores
rank rank rank
2002 Volvo V70 AWD 2003 Volvo XC 2003 Toyota Highlander
$21-26k 7 27-30k (28547) 2 $25-27k 5
37791 5 41441 2 39303 4
9 6 8.9 5 9.2 7
0 0 7.4 0
3/5 0 3/5 0 0
avg 6 avg 6 above avg 8
28 8 28 8 22 4
21 8 18 6 18 6
569.7 8 407 3 435.6 5
1440 6 1440 6 1440 6
n 0 0 y 0
141 6 141 6 131 8
traction control 0 traction control 0 opt traction control 0
y 8 y 8 y 8
front 0 front 0 front 0
0 0 good 0
excellent 0 excellent 0 excellent 0
0 0 good 0
0 0 good 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
excellent 8 excellent 8 good 7
center limited slip 5 center limited slip 5 center with viscous coupling 6
6 7 7
6 2 8.2 7 7.3 5
3300 6 3300 6 3500 7
0 0 1105 0
37.5 5 37.5 5 38.5 7
72 3 72 3 81 5
58.7 8 61.5 7 68.7 4
0 y 0 0
185.4 0 186.3 0 184.4 0
71 0 73.2 0 71.9 0
8.4 6 8.4 6 8.9 7
39 4 39 4 37.4 6
3646 7 3700 6 3880 5
197 4 197 4 220 5
210 5 210 5 222 6
18.50761421 6 18.78172589 5 17.63636364 8
17.36190476 7 17.61904762 5 17.47747748 6
10.3650576 2 11.20027027 7 10.12963918 3
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0
V70 152 V70 XC 142 Highlander 155
V70 205.5 V70 XC 189 Highlander 206.5
2003 Honda CR-V
rank 1
2
Value 3
1 est. purchase price 4
1 5 year TCO? 5
6 Consumer Rating 6
0 Editor Rating 7
0 J.D.Power 8
6 Consumer Reports 0
Fuel Economy
4 hwy mpg
5 city mpg
6 cruising range
5 annual fuel costs
Safety
0 full size spare?
7 60-0 (in feet)
0 electronic drivetrain?
8 disc/disc?
0 amber signals?
0 offset
0 side
0 front driver
0 front passenger
0 injury index
0 fatality index
8 overall
Size & Performance
6 differential?
6 AWD system?
1 ground clearance
7 towing capacity
0 payload
2 luggage capacity
4 max cargo capacity
5 roof height
0 roof rack ?
0 length
0 width
4 0-60
3 turning circle
1 weight
8 hp
8 torque
5 lb/hp
3 lb/torque
4 5 yr $/pound
0 seating comfort
0 serpentine belt?
0 displays
0 radio reception
Notes
90 Unweighted Scores
161 Final Scores
0.5
1
1.5
2
6
4
5
5
4
3
0
0
Notes
2004 XC lowest TCO (edmunds.com)
Sources
http://www.edmunds.com
http://www.fueleconomy.gov
http://autos.msn.com/
http://www.intellichoice.com/
http://autos.yahoo.com/
http://www.autotrader.com/research/compare/index.jsp?restype=used
http://rollyo.com/parallel/vehicle_research/