10 MOST EXPENSIVE CARS TO OWN IN NORTH AMERICA

By Zach Bowman, Autoblog.com - Picking up a used luxury car is a great way to save some coin. Letting the previous owner take the fall on depreciation is a smart move, but it's worth remembering that high-end autos carry with them high-end maintenance and repair costs. Using Edmunds.com data, 24/7 Wall Street has compiled what it says are the 10 most expensive vehicles to own, and the list is populated by some not-so-surprising names.

BMW and Mercedes-Benz soak up the lion's share of the offenders, though other manufacturers make a showing as well. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG takes top honors as the most expensive of them all with a "true cost of ownership" of US$245,469. That's in addition to the gullwing supercar's US$210,875 MSRP.

The calculations not only factor in depreciation, but also things like fuel, maintenance and insurance costs.

All told, Mercedes-Benz models takes four of the top 10 spots on the list. That's twice as many as BMW, and the rest are split between makes like Land Rover, Audi and Nissan makes the mighty (and mighty complex) GT-R.