Does the falling value of the dollar affect the price of used imported automobiles?

Specifically, does that mean a used import will depreciate less and cost more say a year after the dollar’s fall? For example, will an ’05 Audi cost more in a year than the same model ’04 Audi now (less inflation, of course)?

As the dollar falls, it takes more of them to buy the new imports. As the price of the new imports go up, the demand for used ones will go up. This will occur because people wanting to buy a foreign model who find they can’t afford it, will opt for the used one instead (many, not all). Since demand will rise, the prices will rise as well. And as the new price increases year by year, the used ones also go up because people try and recover as much of the cost as they can when selling.

That being said, it will have little bearing on depreciation. Depreciation is based primarily on cost. The salvage value may increase as prices rise, but not to any great extent. So depreciation on a currently owned used car may decrease a bit as salvage values rise. But I suspect the amount will be immaterial, for the most part.

Beggs on the Used Car Market – October 19, 2009

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