CAR COSTS
09/30/2025 |
Officially, car prices have remained nearly unchanged for the past two years at slightly below $50,000. But destination fees, whatever they are, are up 8.5%, zero-percent financing is now 3.9%, and base-models have largely disappeared, replaced by higher trim models that are much more expensive. And parts, oh they’re up 15% Y-o-Y. The sticker price is the same, but everything else costs more. Welcome to stealth inflation, it’s everywhere.