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CompareGuru recently listed the cars that depreciated the most and the least. While we agree with most, we don’t beLEAF all is fair.
According to CompareGuru:
Depreciation: what’s hot and what’s not
Pitfalls to consider when purchasing late models as stock:
One-year old models – Franchise dealers might have specials on these models and can ruin your expected profit margin as your selling price and the new price might be to close.
Rental companies flood the market with a specific product when they de-fleet. This lowers the demand because of an oversupply with a drop in resale value.
Factors that influence depreciation
- Brand
- Colour
- Mileage
- Fuel Economy
- Service History
- Appearance
- Warranty
According to global data from Du Pont the following vehicle colours are trendy and represents lower depreciation.
The following vehicles represent the lowest depreciation.
- Golf GTI
- Toyota Hi Lux D/C
- Toyota Fortuner
- Ford Ranger
- VW Polo
The highest depreciators.
- Infinity Q50
- Nissan LEAF
- Alfa Romeo Mito
- Maserati Quattro Porte
- MG 6 Hatchback
Why we beLEAF all is not fair
In our minds the Nissan LEAF is not only relatively new in the market but also competes in a different segment. It is a fully electrical vehicle and does not belong in the same space as normal aspirated vehicles.
Due to the small number of used LEAF vehicles the database is also not sufficient to determine an accurate trade value.
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