r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 10h ago

SMH Thoughts on this?

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u/devilishpie 9h ago

I mean, used cars loose money each year too and really, your average car doesn't depreciate like it used to anyway.

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u/TheMobileGhost 9h ago

If you know what your doing your used cars stays the exact same price or goes up over time…

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u/devilishpie 9h ago

Can say the same thing about a new car.

Whether it's new or used, no depreciation is incredibly rare.

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u/TheMobileGhost 8h ago

No it’s not. I bought my Honda civic SI and it’s worth exactly what it was 2 years ago. It’s a basic economy car with a sought after performance trim and a manual transmission. You just have to research what you are buying and actually know car culture.

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u/devilishpie 8h ago edited 7h ago

Providing one example of a car that you say hasn't lost any value isn't evidence that it's not incredibly rare for cars not to depreciate.

Regardless, the vast majority of new and used cars do depreciate.

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u/TheMobileGhost 6h ago

AE86, s13 240sx, s14 240sx, 350z, 370z, fuck basically Toyotas entire lineup, 6th gen Honda civic si, 8th gen civic si, 9th gen civic si, all older generations of prelude and integra, Acura RSX, TSX, TL. This is just 3 brands so far…

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u/devilishpie 5h ago

You just listed a tiny minority of what three brands sell and you think that disporves the fact that the vast majority of cars depreciate?

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u/TheMobileGhost 5h ago

The bast majority do yes, the vast majority of car buyers are also willfully ignorant. There’s a reason Hyundai is still in business.

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u/devilishpie 5h ago

If you agree then I don't know why you're replying to me then. All I've said is that both new and used cars have unicorns and that the vast majority of cars depreciate.

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u/TheMobileGhost 5h ago

You said it is incredibly rare. I disagree. I think it’s very easy to find a car that won’t depreciate if you know what you are doing. The vast majority of people do not know what they are doing.

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u/devilishpie 5h ago

Yeah, they are incredibly rare lol. We're talking about all available cars here...

Most people don't know what they're doing but they also don't want a sports car, which makes up the majority of cars that don't depreciate anyway.

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u/TheMobileGhost 5h ago

Toyotas entire line up is majority non sports car and lowkey have been appreciating…

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u/devilishpie 4h ago

No, Toyota as a brand generally holds then value better then most, but their lineup has not generally been appreciating.

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