/autotrack

Analyse depreciation of the value of a car

Primary LanguageScala

AutoTrack analysis

  • The Scala code is used to download the year, mileage, and price for every Ford and BMW listed on autotrack.nl.
  • The data/ directory contains the raw data and the crunched data in CSV format.
  • The .r scripts plot the data, fit an exponential model, and make some predictions.

Results

  • If you buy a BMW with 50,000 km and drive it until 100,000 km, it will be worth 9216 euro less.
  • If you buy a Ford with 50,000 km and drive it until 100,000 km, it will be worth 3721 euro less.

Driving 50,000 km in a BMW costs you 5495 euro more than driving 50,000 km in a Ford. Better buy a Ford.

Future Work

  • We analysed price as a function of mileage, but other factors (year, model) influence the depreciation as well.