Inherent or perceptual Note: Commonly used accelerated depreciation.
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A future buyer of the vehicle involved in a crash is likely to perceive the vehicle as - damaged goods, and have a negative perception of the vehicle, and
- a reduced resale value because it was in a crash, and is no longer the same vehicle it was before the crash, even if it was properly repaired.
Rationale for using inherent or perceptual accelerated depreciation: When a vehicle has been in a crash, it is maintained that the crash history has the effect of lowering that vehicle's fair market value. For the consumer who is faced with two identical vehicles for sale; except, one vehicle is crash free and the other is not, an informed consumer is likely to select the crash free vehicle; unless, the price of the latter is sufficiently discounted to accommodate the sale.
Note: This theory is often supported by automobile dealers who discount a vehicle’s trade-in value.
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