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Edmunds has their 2009 Best Resale Value Awards at

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

No Surprise that Honda wins.

Cars.com has their prediction of

Best resale value after 3 years:

Rank Make and Model Style* Residual Value
1. Mini Cooper Hatchback (two-door) 68%
2. Honda Civic EX sedan 64%
3. BMW 1 Series Coupe 128i 63%
4. Subaru Impreza 2.5 i sedan 61%
5. Scion xB Base 61%
6. Honda Civic Hybrid Base 61%
7. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door) 61%
8. Toyota Prius Standard 61%
9. Honda Fit Base 60%
10. Nissan GT-R Base 60%

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=buy&story=hiResidual&subject=best_resale

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[quote=equalizer]Edmunds has their 2009 Best Resale Value Awards at

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

No Surprise that Honda wins.

Cars.com has their prediction of

Best resale value after 3 years:

Rank Make and Model Style* Residual Value
1. Mini Cooper Hatchback (two-door) 68%
2. Honda Civic EX sedan 64%
3. BMW 1 Series Coupe 128i 63%
4. Subaru Impreza 2.5 i sedan 61%
5. Scion xB Base 61%
6. Honda Civic Hybrid Base 61%
7. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door) 61%
8. Toyota Prius Standard 61%
9. Honda Fit Base 60%
10. Nissan GT-R Base 60%

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=buy&story=hiResidual&subject=best_resale
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I’m surprised the GT-R is on that list. Considering it’s a $80k+ sport car. The only sport car on that list too.

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[quote=equalizer]Edmunds has their 2009 Best Resale Value Awards at

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

No Surprise that Honda wins.

Cars.com has their prediction of

Best resale value after 3 years:

Rank Make and Model Style* Residual Value
1. Mini Cooper Hatchback (two-door) 68%
2. Honda Civic EX sedan 64%
3. BMW 1 Series Coupe 128i 63%
4. Subaru Impreza 2.5 i sedan 61%
5. Scion xB Base 61%
6. Honda Civic Hybrid Base 61%
7. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door) 61%
8. Toyota Prius Standard 61%
9. Honda Fit Base 60%
10. Nissan GT-R Base 60%

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=buy&story=hiResidual&subject=best_resale
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I’m surprised the GT-R is on that list. Considering it’s a $80k+ sport car. The only sport car on that list too.

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[quote=equalizer]Edmunds has their 2009 Best Resale Value Awards at

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

No Surprise that Honda wins.

Cars.com has their prediction of

Best resale value after 3 years:

Rank Make and Model Style* Residual Value
1. Mini Cooper Hatchback (two-door) 68%
2. Honda Civic EX sedan 64%
3. BMW 1 Series Coupe 128i 63%
4. Subaru Impreza 2.5 i sedan 61%
5. Scion xB Base 61%
6. Honda Civic Hybrid Base 61%
7. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door) 61%
8. Toyota Prius Standard 61%
9. Honda Fit Base 60%
10. Nissan GT-R Base 60%

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=buy&story=hiResidual&subject=best_resale
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I’m surprised the GT-R is on that list. Considering it’s a $80k+ sport car. The only sport car on that list too.

[an]

[quote=equalizer]Edmunds has their 2009 Best Resale Value Awards at

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

No Surprise that Honda wins.

Cars.com has their prediction of

Best resale value after 3 years:

Rank Make and Model Style* Residual Value
1. Mini Cooper Hatchback (two-door) 68%
2. Honda Civic EX sedan 64%
3. BMW 1 Series Coupe 128i 63%
4. Subaru Impreza 2.5 i sedan 61%
5. Scion xB Base 61%
6. Honda Civic Hybrid Base 61%
7. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door) 61%
8. Toyota Prius Standard 61%
9. Honda Fit Base 60%
10. Nissan GT-R Base 60%

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=buy&story=hiResidual&subject=best_resale
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I’m surprised the GT-R is on that list. Considering it’s a $80k+ sport car. The only sport car on that list too.

[an]

[quote=equalizer]Edmunds has their 2009 Best Resale Value Awards at

http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/BestResaleValueAwards.aspx

No Surprise that Honda wins.

Cars.com has their prediction of

Best resale value after 3 years:

Rank Make and Model Style* Residual Value
1. Mini Cooper Hatchback (two-door) 68%
2. Honda Civic EX sedan 64%
3. BMW 1 Series Coupe 128i 63%
4. Subaru Impreza 2.5 i sedan 61%
5. Scion xB Base 61%
6. Honda Civic Hybrid Base 61%
7. Jeep Wrangler Sahara (two-door) 61%
8. Toyota Prius Standard 61%
9. Honda Fit Base 60%
10. Nissan GT-R Base 60%

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=buy&story=hiResidual&subject=best_resale
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I’m surprised the GT-R is on that list. Considering it’s a $80k+ sport car. The only sport car on that list too.

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edmunds gives you an idea of what the car may be worth, but what I have discovered is people get waaaay to emotional over cars and salesmen feed on that. I bought my Honda almost 4 years ago from Rock Honda in Fontana, it was a cash deal. I had received internet quotes from multiple dealers and I played them against each other to see how low they would go. Rock Honda won. I even printed out their quote and took it with me to look at used cars priced higher. People held firm that their 2 year old car with upwards of 20,000 miles was worth more than I could pay new. I went new, although I have it firmly burned into my brain that a car is NOT an investment and loses value the instant you drive it off the lot.

I even stopped at 2 Honda dealers on the way to Fontana to see if they would meet the price. Not even close and then tried to convince me the low price was a scam and I would be sorry…..it was a long boring drive, but I saved thousands.

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edmunds gives you an idea of what the car may be worth, but what I have discovered is people get waaaay to emotional over cars and salesmen feed on that. I bought my Honda almost 4 years ago from Rock Honda in Fontana, it was a cash deal. I had received internet quotes from multiple dealers and I played them against each other to see how low they would go. Rock Honda won. I even printed out their quote and took it with me to look at used cars priced higher. People held firm that their 2 year old car with upwards of 20,000 miles was worth more than I could pay new. I went new, although I have it firmly burned into my brain that a car is NOT an investment and loses value the instant you drive it off the lot.

I even stopped at 2 Honda dealers on the way to Fontana to see if they would meet the price. Not even close and then tried to convince me the low price was a scam and I would be sorry…..it was a long boring drive, but I saved thousands.

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edmunds gives you an idea of what the car may be worth, but what I have discovered is people get waaaay to emotional over cars and salesmen feed on that. I bought my Honda almost 4 years ago from Rock Honda in Fontana, it was a cash deal. I had received internet quotes from multiple dealers and I played them against each other to see how low they would go. Rock Honda won. I even printed out their quote and took it with me to look at used cars priced higher. People held firm that their 2 year old car with upwards of 20,000 miles was worth more than I could pay new. I went new, although I have it firmly burned into my brain that a car is NOT an investment and loses value the instant you drive it off the lot.

I even stopped at 2 Honda dealers on the way to Fontana to see if they would meet the price. Not even close and then tried to convince me the low price was a scam and I would be sorry…..it was a long boring drive, but I saved thousands.

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edmunds gives you an idea of what the car may be worth, but what I have discovered is people get waaaay to emotional over cars and salesmen feed on that. I bought my Honda almost 4 years ago from Rock Honda in Fontana, it was a cash deal. I had received internet quotes from multiple dealers and I played them against each other to see how low they would go. Rock Honda won. I even printed out their quote and took it with me to look at used cars priced higher. People held firm that their 2 year old car with upwards of 20,000 miles was worth more than I could pay new. I went new, although I have it firmly burned into my brain that a car is NOT an investment and loses value the instant you drive it off the lot.

I even stopped at 2 Honda dealers on the way to Fontana to see if they would meet the price. Not even close and then tried to convince me the low price was a scam and I would be sorry…..it was a long boring drive, but I saved thousands.

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edmunds gives you an idea of what the car may be worth, but what I have discovered is people get waaaay to emotional over cars and salesmen feed on that. I bought my Honda almost 4 years ago from Rock Honda in Fontana, it was a cash deal. I had received internet quotes from multiple dealers and I played them against each other to see how low they would go. Rock Honda won. I even printed out their quote and took it with me to look at used cars priced higher. People held firm that their 2 year old car with upwards of 20,000 miles was worth more than I could pay new. I went new, although I have it firmly burned into my brain that a car is NOT an investment and loses value the instant you drive it off the lot.

I even stopped at 2 Honda dealers on the way to Fontana to see if they would meet the price. Not even close and then tried to convince me the low price was a scam and I would be sorry…..it was a long boring drive, but I saved thousands.

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Damn Piggs. I always learn something. I have never checked the LA dealers, which is funny, because when I was a kid – in 1973, my dad drove all the way to LA from Tucson to purchase a truck. He saw a bait-and-switch ad in the LA paper and went out there. They tried to convince him they didn’t have that truck anymore. He went and found it on the lot and wouldn’t leave until they sold it to him at the advertised price. It took a day of being a pest, but he got it.

So – I’ll do that next time I’m looking, for sure.

All you need to know:
Costco
October
LA

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Damn Piggs. I always learn something. I have never checked the LA dealers, which is funny, because when I was a kid – in 1973, my dad drove all the way to LA from Tucson to purchase a truck. He saw a bait-and-switch ad in the LA paper and went out there. They tried to convince him they didn’t have that truck anymore. He went and found it on the lot and wouldn’t leave until they sold it to him at the advertised price. It took a day of being a pest, but he got it.

So – I’ll do that next time I’m looking, for sure.

All you need to know:
Costco
October
LA

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Damn Piggs. I always learn something. I have never checked the LA dealers, which is funny, because when I was a kid – in 1973, my dad drove all the way to LA from Tucson to purchase a truck. He saw a bait-and-switch ad in the LA paper and went out there. They tried to convince him they didn’t have that truck anymore. He went and found it on the lot and wouldn’t leave until they sold it to him at the advertised price. It took a day of being a pest, but he got it.

So – I’ll do that next time I’m looking, for sure.

All you need to know:
Costco
October
LA

[sdduuuude]

Damn Piggs. I always learn something. I have never checked the LA dealers, which is funny, because when I was a kid – in 1973, my dad drove all the way to LA from Tucson to purchase a truck. He saw a bait-and-switch ad in the LA paper and went out there. They tried to convince him they didn’t have that truck anymore. He went and found it on the lot and wouldn’t leave until they sold it to him at the advertised price. It took a day of being a pest, but he got it.

So – I’ll do that next time I’m looking, for sure.

All you need to know:
Costco
October
LA

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