Q45tech wrote:An investment is using money to buy something that increases in value in subsequent periods.
Very few modern cars can be called investments.
The real rub for future maybe the inavailabilty of gasoline at any price 30 years from now.
Only new car buyers are happy about low depreciation used car buyers get hurt.
It's not about being happy your car is going to depreciate (obviously a car doesn't go up in value) it's about being happy you chose a car that will depreciate less than most so you will retain more value than you might have with most other choices. I'm happy with that.
Just try selling cars for a while and seeing folks come in with Kia's and the like and see how far upside down they are in their trade. It's sad to see.