If people on Earth could only travel in deep space, you'd probably see a lot of traffic jams, Bill Borucki, NASA's chief Kepler scientist, joked Monday. The Kepler telescope peered at 42,000 stars, examining just a tiny slice of our galaxy to see how many planets like Earth are out there. Scientists then extrapolated that figure to the rest of the galaxy, which has hundreds of billions of stars.
Quick Answer. Interest rates of 4 percent or lower can be considered good rates on a new car loan, as of 2015. Interest rates on car loans fluctuate considerably with market interest rates, the borrower's credit score, the repayment term of the loan and whether the car is new or used. Continue Reading.
Fortunately, depreciation does not continue at this rate, but it is still faster for new cars than for old ones. On average, a new car will lose as much as 19 percent of its value in its first year of ownership. That means that your $20,000 new car will be worth about $16,200 after just one year. With each successive year, the rate of depreciation decreases significantly. Check out the car depreciation chart to see how a new car may decrease in value over the first five years.