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		marcellus23 24 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The $25k car is going extinct? Is the average new-car price the average price that people are buying cars at, or the price that cars are being released at?

nemomarx 24 days ago | [–]

I believe it's the price they're bought at, and the rate of average car debt is also similarly higher so it checks out

Rebelgecko 24 days ago | [–]

I believe the stat is uually reported as median purchase price, so if a billionaire orders a bunch of Bugattis it doesn't mess up the stats

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