Resale value bad on ford cars?

I bought a focus and i've had it for 9 months and it has depreciated 13000 dollars, or 54 percent. My msrp was 24000… Is this normal of ford cars? Should i avoid ford?

You may be comparing new sticker price to used wholesale or trade in price.

You must be comparing the wrong numbers. No way it depreciates that much. What did you actually pay? Nobody pays msrp. You have to compare to the true market value at the time of purchase. How are you calculating the value now?

You buy new you lose about 15% in the first week. The rest varies but it sounds like a very low valuation fo a 9 month old car. Unless you've scraped it and it looks a mess

Buying cars for resale value is like dating girls in the hope of getting your pants hemmed: it could work, theoretically, but you're missing the entire point.

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