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QuadCityImages · 04-26-2013, 07:04 AM

New cars don't lose a third of their value when you drive off the lot anymore. Compare these 2 Ford Focuses... Foci... whatever.

Both black 2013 SE Sedans.Neither has leather or anything to out of the ordinary. One's used with 16k miles, the other is new with 7 miles. Difference in price? $1600. When you factor in Ford customer cash or rebates, the durability of the car used up over 16,000 miles, better financing rates, and the way dealerships treat new car owners, and the intangible fun of being the first owner of a car, I think that's pretty easily worth the difference.

New: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2013-...ht_2988wt_1166

Used: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SE-2-...t_19999wt_1166

Its pretty obvious that the used one is going to go for farther below asking than the new one, but we're not talking several thousands of dollars difference here.

04-26-2013, 07:04 AM	#77
QuadCityImages Scoring Winger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Davenport, Iowa Exp:	New cars don't lose a third of their value when you drive off the lot anymore. Compare these 2 Ford Focuses... Foci... whatever. Both black 2013 SE Sedans.Neither has leather or anything to out of the ordinary. One's used with 16k miles, the other is new with 7 miles. Difference in price? $1600. When you factor in Ford customer cash or rebates, the durability of the car used up over 16,000 miles, better financing rates, and the way dealerships treat new car owners, and the intangible fun of being the first owner of a car, I think that's pretty easily worth the difference. New: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2013-...ht_2988wt_1166 Used: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SE-2-...t_19999wt_1166 Its pretty obvious that the used one is going to go for farther below asking than the new one, but we're not talking several thousands of dollars difference here.