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How to Use Our Car Loan Calculator

A practical walkthrough with examples so you can model your real-world scenario confidently.

Using a loan calculator on a laptop

1) Enter the vehicle and on-road details

Set the price, state and toggles for business and fuel-efficient/EV. Our on-road estimate reflects stamp duty bands, rego/CTP and LCT.

2) Structure the finance

Adjust deposit/trade-in, choose term, rate and repayment frequency. If you’re in novated mode, the residual follows ATO guidelines by term.

3) Interpret the outputs

4) Worked example

Try $60,000 in NSW, 10% deposit, 60 months at 7.49%, monthly. Now toggle a 30% balloon and note the repayment drop and interest increase.

5) Export and share

Use PDF for a neat summary and CSV for amortisation details. The share link captures your inputs.