re: Cheapest Car Brands to Maintain long term according to Consumer Reports

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The real thing is, no one knows the cost

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Best guess for most financial modeling is about 3% reduction year over year. That’s what’s driving replacement reserve models atm. The biggest variable is that everyone (kbra) just accounts for a 100% replacement but they’re not taking into account the salvage value of the degraded unit. We should see a nice secondary market develop for those which will then even further lower the replacement cost.