Depreciation & Value

How fast cars lose value — and which ones hold it. Real depreciation curves and resale data from ForCar.

Used Ford F-150 pickups on a lot, priced differently by state
Depreciation & Value

The Same F-150 Costs $9,700 More in Oregon Than Florida

Same year, same engine, same mileage — a truck should cost about the same anywhere. I sorted our listings by state and the gap turned out to be almost ten thousand dollars.

Jul 28, 2026 · 4 min
Used Ford F-150 pickup on a dealer lot with a state-by-state price comparison overlay
Depreciation & Value

The Same F-150 Costs $10,791 More in Michigan Than Florida

A truck is a truck. Same badge, same years, same miles on the clock — and the price still swings by more than ten grand depending on which state it's parked in. I always assumed that was noise, so I locked the filters down and looked at what our listings actually say.

Jul 28, 2026 · 4 min
Close-up of a car odometer showing high mileage, next to a used vehicle price curve
Depreciation & Value

What Counts as High Mileage? The Price Curve, Band by Band

I split our listings into 25,000-mile bands to find out what "high mileage" actually costs. The first half of the curve was predictable. What happens after 200,000 miles was not.

Jul 26, 2026 · 3 min
Row of used cars in different paint colors on a dealer lot, illustrating a resale value comparison
Depreciation & Value

Does Car Color Affect Resale Value? Our Data Says No

Everyone knows white and black hold their value best. I pulled 306,046 listings to confirm it, and the whole thing fell apart the moment I compared cars of the same model and year.

Jul 26, 2026 · 3 min
Cars that hold their value best ranked by 5-year resale
Depreciation & Value

The Cars That Hold Their Value (and the Ones That Don't)

Here's a money trick most people never think about: the smartest way to save on a car isn't the price you pay, it's how much you get back when you sell.

Jul 25, 2026 · 2 min
How to calculate car depreciation — value retained by age
Depreciation & Value

How to Calculate Car Depreciation, the Cost That Hurts Most

I got weirdly obsessed with depreciation math, then a little sick when I ran it on my own car. Here's the simple formula, and how to stop overpaying.

Jul 23, 2026 · 2 min