Jetour T2 Three-Year Ownership Cost: Buying Worksheet

Set a consistent period and readiness boundary

Record annual distance, passengers, loading, climate, route and destination. Compare all offers on the same inspected, prepared and usable boundary. The landed-cost guide establishes acquisition scope for an import; a local offer needs its own immediate-work and transaction review. Name currency, dated estimates and professional tax or registration inputs. Keep actual engines, gearboxes and energy systems explicit so the worksheet does not drift between packages. This is a decision record for identified cars, not a public fixed ownership price. Precise arithmetic does not make missing quote scope or uncertain destination eligibility more reliable than its underlying evidence.

Separate initial preparation from later maintenance

List purchase, inspection, diagnosed work, essential equipment and relevant installation or transport once. The maintenance file distinguishes applicable routine work from preparation already completed. Avoid charging a finished service again for the same interval. Optional cosmetic or accessory preferences belong outside essential readiness. An unconfirmed symptom is not a precisely priced cheap repair; obtain suitable assessment and a supported estimate first. Keep any planned removal of unsuitable equipment explicit through the stock-versus-modified review. A low acquisition amount can remain attractive, but only after its real preparation and support responsibilities are visible instead of omitted or counted inconsistently.

Estimate energy from the actual use scenario

Use credible observations or applicable evidence with distance, climate, loading, tyres and local energy prices recorded. The fuel and range file separates advertised tests from actual route expectations. For plug-in candidates, distinguish charged operation, fuel use and real charging frequency. Do not apply a weighted brochure figure to every kilometre or assume home charging where the buyer cannot access it. Use the no-home-charging review where necessary. Include material operator or parking charges where supported. Show alternative access or price scenarios instead of relying on one ideal routine that starts every journey charged and ignores the buyer’s schedule.

Obtain configuration-specific service and tyre costs

Ask receiving workshops about correct parts, diagnostics, materials and applicable schedules for the actual system. The VIN service guide is more useful than a generic SUV annual repair amount. Price suitable tyres with installed costs through the package value file. Define scheduled and condition-led work appropriately without inventing universal terrain-service intervals. Confirm coverage with the actual warranty provider rather than assume a domestic promotion transfers. A serious unsupported component can make the car unsuitable, not merely add a small reserve. Known work needs evidence, while acceptable uncertainty should be separately labelled so the estimate remains understandable and avoids false precision.

Add local charges and conservative exit scenarios

Obtain relevant insurance, registration and other recurring costs for the actual status and imported specification. Use appropriate local comparable evidence for potential sale outcomes where available, recognising asking prices are not completed transactions. Do not promise that expensive accessories, larger engines or a 4WD badge retain a fixed premium. Estimate incurred acquisition and operating costs less assumed net exit proceeds, keeping unused contingency outside expenditure. Include supported selling or movement charges where relevant. Test an adverse but plausible outcome rather than make the decision depend on the best future price. No seller or inspection can guarantee future energy markets, repairs or resale.

Choose an affordable supported exposure

Compare the same period, route and readiness boundary for every offer, with actual configuration differences retained. Mark supported, estimated and unresolved inputs. Use the import-versus-local review where another acquisition route may resolve a support or preparation issue. Investigate important missing evidence rather than inflate an arbitrary buffer to make the budget appear complete. Prefer the car that meets essential tasks under coherent costs and tolerable uncertainty. Preserve assumptions by VIN and update them when equipment, scope or charging access changes. This worksheet reduces overlooked expenditure; it does not predict every fault or guarantee the cheapest lifetime ownership for a model name.

Compare the acceptance conditions

Proceed when

Choose a supported candidate whose complete readiness and realistic operating exposure remain acceptable under conservative net-exit assumptions.

Investigate when

Recalculate uncertain energy access or maintenance inputs instead of hiding unsupported precision inside a large contingency line.

Do not assume

Do not treat unused reserves as expenditure, double-count completed preparation or rely on guaranteed resale to make the purchase appear affordable.

Buyer evidence checklist

• Same period, route and usable readiness
• Initial work not double-counted
• Real fuel and charging-frequency assumptions
• Supported service costs and separate reserve
• Conservative net exit and local recurring charges

Questions before you buy