Amid climbing new-car prices and interest rates, there’s growing reason for many consumers to choose an alternative. But without low-cost options in the new-car market, pre-owned may be the choice for many, it seems.

Hard to believe that in early 2022, the average price of a lightly used late-model vehicle was actually 8.5% higher than its new-car counterpart, according to iSeeCars.com.

But times have certainly changed ...