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The hit is for a new account and the change in average age....no different than a hit for opening a new credit card.
The only difference is if the car loan is your 1st Installment loan each month you pay the payment on time your FICO score will go higher and higher. ultimately it will put you in a new bracket that you most likely couldn't have reached without the good mix of credit.