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Originally Posted by ultra_frs
A lot of times, if you finance the car, the amount you still owe by the time you go to trade it in is more than what the car is worth.
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But you can avoid being upside-down by making a good-sized down payment. But even with a small down payment (or even no down payment), the car's value will surpass the loan balance at some point, unless you plan on trading in a financed car relatively quickly (say, within three years, which is a situation where you should've leased anyway).