Used-car affordability has worsened sharply: a 15,000-20,000 budget that bought a 3.4-year-old car with 42,000 miles in 2019 now gets a 6-year-old vehicle with

BWB News TV • 2026-08-19 16:46 UTC • By Billy Odell Tucker-Robinson

Used-car affordability has worsened sharply: a 15,000-20,000 budget that bought a 3.4-year-old car with 42,000 miles in 2019 now gets a 6-year-old vehicle with 71,000 miles, showing how much consumer purchasing power has eroded.

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