Is it a good deal to buy brand new honda civic 2015 for $18000 OR brand new honda civic 2016 for $22,500?

I chose 2015 honda civic for $18000 because I wanted to keep my monthly payments low. Did I save money here?

You should've save and got a old Honda out Toyota them card last a really long time

If it matches your budget better, it's the smart deal.

It is obviously why you call yourself Curious2much. Relax and enjoy your new Honda, you did fine.

That depends on how long you keep the car. Today it's a one year old model and if you sell it within a year or two you'll lose what you saved, or more, on the selling price. Keep it for six or more years and resale value doesn't doesn't change much for a year older car so you will have saved a few thousand.

You've pretty much just avoided the 1 year of depreciation, which is considerable for the first 3-5 years and the depreciation caused by the transition from retail price to wholesale price. Not bad. If there were significant savings for buying a 3-5 year old car over a 1 year old car, I would do that instead if I wanted something relatively new.