MisterMac
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Negative equity means having a loan balance that is more than the value of the vehicle. It has nothing to do with how much one purchased the vehicle for. Besides, drive just about any car off of any lot and it is worth a lot less than you paid. $34.5k before ttl on an untitled 18 gt2 would be a very sound deal. No dealer will sell you a nice low mileage used one for that amount yet either. Lol, strange thing about car enthusiast forums is that people talk down the value of their prized new vehicle and then get upset when they have to sell it for a pittance when they part with it in a few years.
Sorry to correct you, but you are wrong. Negative equity is simply purchasing something for more than it is worth. The car is worth 75% of what the dealer is asking to sell it for. The dealer knows that and is just waiting for a sucker to help them out of the embedded loss position they are in.