http://finance.yahoo.com/loans/artic...alue&.pf=loans

10. Cadillac SRX V8
MSRP: $43,870
Residual Value After Five Years: 27 percent

9. Ford Expedition V8 4WD
MSRP: $32,895
Residual Value After Five Years: 27 percent

8. Cadillac DTS V8
MSRP: $41,990
Residual Value After Five Years: 26 percent

7. Cadillac STS V6
MSRP: $42,765
Residual Value After Five Years: 26 percent

6. Lincoln MKZ AWD
MSRP: $31,765
Residual Value After Five Years: 26 percent

5. Mercedes-Benz E550
MSRP: $59,775
Residual Value After Five Years: 26 percent

4. Jaguar S-Type V6
MSRP: $49,000
Residual Value After Five Years: 25 percent

3. Jaguar X-Type Sedan and Wagon
MSRP: 34,995
Residual Value After Five Years: 25 percent

2. Mercury Grand Marquis LS
MSRP: $30,320
Residual Value After Five Years: 23 percent

1. Lincoln Town Car
MSRP: $42,985
Residual Value After Five Years: 17 percent

 

Worse resale values / Best used car deals

Same list, almost...

 

Interesting how most of them are luxary cars.

 

i find it interesting that these two Panther cars are up there but not the Crown Vic

 

Wow, lux cars drop a lot after 5 years. My guess is because they are over priced to begin with and because they are generally more expensive to fix.

Plus luxury buyers always want the latest and greatest, this probably makes for a lot of used cars at the 3 year and out mark.

 

It's completely worthless to base "residual values" on MSRP, when the number than matters is the sale price.

That's the true depreciation for the original buyer.

 

I don't think they sell them to the general public anymore.

 

Very true. I sold my Colorado after owning it for 2 ¾ years and got back 68% of what I paid for it.

Also MKZ AWD has been out for 1 year, how do they know what the 5 year resale will be

 

Yup. Fleet only for 2008.

 

Exactly what I though while reading the list because ive been shopping Caddy sedans recently

Come on Down baby!!

 

The thread wasn't titled after the title of the article, which is:
"Top 10 Luxury Vehicles With the Lowest Resale Value"

Though WTH is the Expedition doing on a list of luxury vehicles?

 

The Town Car retails for $43k?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!!????!!?!?

It's just a cop-car with leather seats.

 

Well, I didnt click on the link. I guess that would explain while all of them are luxury vehicles than. {i just love that smilie)

Im assumeing the Expedition is in that group because it has luxury prices.

 

Yeah, that's just crazy. I guess I never gave the retail cost of one much thought, but man, um, yeah. No wonder sales are all fleet. And probably heavily discounted from that price.

A Grand Marquis starts at $18k less!

 

Sad that 6 out of 10 are Ford products.