Cars your bank manager likes

4 Comments

1. Miss Cellaneous said: Feb 11th, 2008 at 10:03 am

   I can’t belive what rubbish you actually print in the guise of stories on this website. I presume that whoever has compiled this is the same person who compiled the the report on cars with the fastest depriciation a few weeks ago, have they actually read what they have written and do they understand what they are writing? Of course these cars are going to have the smallest deprication due to the fact that they cost a fraction of the cost that the cars in the other report cost. Has he/she actually calculated the percentage of deprication ie loss against cost? Why not work these out and then write the report it make a lot more intersting read.

2. Gz said: Feb 11th, 2008 at 11:33 am

   I was just about to post, but post (1) above sums my thoughts up perfectly.

   If a car costs £100 and ‘only’ loses £95 of it’s value it would top your chart. Unfortunately, thats a 95% depreciation. Not good in anyones book.

   Totally meaningless article, I’m afraid!

3. ZeElk said: Feb 11th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

   Sorry, but I have to agree with 1 & 2.

   A quick flick through my top gear mag reveals…

   Hyundai Amica - Loss £2423
   List Price £6017
   40% Loss on list price

   Toyota Aygo - Loss £2264
   List Price £6845
   33% Loss on list price

   Perodua Myvi - Loss £2147
   List Price £6799
   31% Loss on list price

   Perodua Kelisa - Loss £2067
   List Price £4812
   42% Loss on list price

   and so on. However, in comparison…

   Maybach - Loss £77651
   List Price £345675
   22% Loss on list price

   So as a percentage of list price, the Mayback actually depreciates less in a year than all of the top ten except the Mini and Honda Jazz.

   Someone clearly put alot of thought into this.

4. Alistair Buckle said: Feb 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

   I’ve only lost 5% off the value of my £100,000 car but that other person lost 50% on their £10,000 car! What a saving!

   Math is hard!