eli5 Why does the money I owe on my car loan not affect what I receive if I sell?

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So I bought a car last year for 37k total and put 12k down making my loan 25k, 6 years with a 3% APR. My cars current value is 30k. From what I’ve heard and have seemed to find online is that the bank still owns 25k on the car, the 5k I’ve paid so far on the loan is theirs and doesn’t go towards my ownership of the loan/car, and I only get 5k back. Is that correct? I don’t understand why but I’m also not the most financially versed

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Your loan balance should be somewhat less than 25k after a year’s worth of payments. 30k car value less the current loan balance equals the amount of cash you’ll get if you sell.

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