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by Estragon 5149 days ago
Since the price of a use car is to a large extent determined by what the market will bear, doesn't that amount to the same thing?
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Not necessarily. If you say "I will only buy a car that's green," and money is no object, you are likely to spend less money than if you buy a car of any other color. However, if you want a 2009 Honda Civic, a green one may not necessarily be cheaper than a blue or black one.

My theory is that there aren't many green luxury cars out there (think black!), but plenty of cheap commuter cars that are green. Another theory: younger people want green and younger people happen to spend a lot less on cars on average.

I went looking through the categories and the only time green is not the cheapest is when it's a station wagon. In that case, red is cheaper than green, but not by much.