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The Average Used Car Payment Is $200 Less Than a New Car -- Here's Why That Matters (Besides Cost)

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Used cars depreciate less than new cars According to Kelley Blue Book, the average new car will lose 20% of its value in the first year -- which means you could quickly owe more than your car is worth (known as being underwater on the loan). Used cars, on the other hand, have a lower depreciation rate.

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These 5 Cars Have the Worst Resale Value

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Maserati Quattroporte Five-year depreciation: 64.5% BMW 7 Series Five-year depreciation: 61.8% Most luxury vehicles depreciate quickly, but the 7 Series nearly sets the standard. Cadillac Escalade ESV Five-year depreciation: 58.5% Infiniti QX80 Five-year depreciation: 58.5% Jaguar XF Five-year depreciation: 57.6%

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3 Little-Known Perks of Owning a Hybrid Car

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The good news is that an iSeeCars study showed that trucks and hybrids depreciate less than other vehicle types. Depreciation has a big impact on the total cost of owning a car. Here's how your costs could add up: If it depreciates by 37% in five years, it would lose $14,800 of its value.

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You Won't Believe How Much the Correct Paint Color Boosts Your Vehicle's Value

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More: Check out our picks for best car insurance companies Vehicle color 3-year depreciation Beige 17.8% The biggest losers Vehicle colors likely to put the least amount of money back into your checking account are: Vehicle color 3-year depreciation Gold 25.9% So why are gray and silver among the vehicle colors that depreciate most?

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Carvana Has Now Reported 2 Profitable Quarters. Time to Buy?

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The company has now reported an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) profit and positive net income for each of the first two quarters in 2024. Still, since EBITDA doesn't include interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization, it's unclear if that will mean a positive net income.

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These 5 Cars Have the Best Resale Value

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Here are five vehicles with the lowest five-year depreciation, according to iSeeCars data. Porsche 911 5-year depreciation: 9.3% If you're buying the iconic Porsche 911, you probably don't care much about depreciation or worry about resale values. Toyota Tacoma 5-year depreciation: 20.4% Depreciation is just 21.5%

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Why Broadcom Stock Slumped Today

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Broadcom continued to generate strong margins on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis, with adjusted EBITDA of $8.22 Revenue from semiconductor solutions, the side of the business unaffected by the VMware deal, rose just 5% to $7.27 billion, or 63% of revenue.