# Are used cars over-priced?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-used-cars-over-priced/82709>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 17, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-used-cars-over-priced/82709 "2013-12-17T07:39:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 9:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-used-cars-over-priced/82709/9 "2013-12-17T09:23:21Z")

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Used cars are priced at exactly what the market will bear.  
IMHO new cars are overpriced. But I believe that the cost is driven by the manufacturers being very highly regulated. How much depends on what study you read. I would not at all be surprised if the truth was around 1/3 of the total cost of the average car. Recognize that much of the regulatory cost doesn’t leave the manufacturing facilities IN the cars, but must still be absorbed by their cost. I do NOT believe that the manufacturers are making unrealistic profits.

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