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1: BMW - MINI 1.4TD; 63.2% -MINI beats Ferrari shock? You shouldn’t be surprised. Today, more than ever, small cars are in vogue. Credit-crunched buyers are flocking to them in droves. There is no classier small motor than the MINI. And the fact that, at the same time, it’s classless means that buyers will happily switch from a Merc or a Maserati to a MINI
2: Citroen - C1 1.0/1.4 TD 61.2% -Citroen beats Ferrari shock? Now you really are surprised. To be honest, so were we. But, it just goes to show that if you sell the right car for the times, buyers will be clamouring for it. More people want to get into a C1 than a Ferrari, which is helping keep their worth on the used market high
3 : Ferrari - F430 Coupe/Spider: 60.9% -Finally, we get to the posh stuff. Ferrari’s F430 is an icon of many a small boy and big kid. The sculpted curves are as dramatic as the howling 4.3-litre V8. In case you miss it, the company’s helpfully exposed it beneath a clear panel behind the driver. Controlled by a gearbox just like Massa’s F1 car.
4 : Toyota - Aygo 1.0: 60.6% - That the C1 beat its sister car, the Toyota Aygo, in terms of ‘money retained after three years’ shows what a good job Citroen’s done in marketing the model. Not that Toyota should be too downbeat. It’s still the company’s lowest-depreciating car on sale in the UK. Yes, beating even that green pioneer, the Prius
5: Peugeot - 107 1.0: 57.4%The Peugeot’s placing, beneath its sister siblings, can be explained by the greater ‘new’ success the brand has had. The 107 has been the most popular with new car buyers, which means there are more on the used market, too. This means it’s worth not quite as much as the other
6 : Smart: 56.7% -Sales of the new-generation Smart are booming – yet its 700cc turbocharged predecessor seems to be proving just as popular! To the untrained eye, there’s little to choose between them. Both are distinctive, like-no-other two-seaters, with a cheeky nature and gap-defying dimensions
7 : SEAT Leon 1.9TDI/2.0 TDI: 55.4% - The sporty Leon’s presence here is a real eye-opener. Remember, this table is of per centages retained after three years. Which means the Leon is worth a greater proportion than any VW, Skoda or Audi stablemate! Delve deeper, though, and the reasons for this fine performance begin to emerge.
8: Lamborghini Murcielago: 55.2% - The big, beefy Murcielago is a supercar of the old school. Brutish, all muscle, and about as shy and retiring as a volcanic eruption. It even has electronic wings that pop out at speed – and these are much-needed, to keep this missile stuck to the road. It’s phenomenally fast, and arguably more of an ‘event’ than any Ferrari.
9 : Toyota Prius: 55.0% - The eco car clamour ensures Toyota is the only maker to have two cars in the top 10 of lowest-depreciating models. There are nearly 40,000 Prius on the UK’s roads, yet still the demand for it is insatiable. Buyers really have switched on to the green message the petrol-electric hybrid car shouts out
10: Porsche 911 Carrera: 54.8% - Porsche is the most profitable car company in the world. Indeed, it’s also one of the most profitable companies of all on the planet. It got to this position by selling perfectly honed cars that are much in demand. And, while it builds lots of them, it always makes sure it doesn’t quite build enough
Source:- EurotaxGlass's Guide
Link:-http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_article.aspx?cp-documentid=11316014
2: Citroen - C1 1.0/1.4 TD 61.2% -Citroen beats Ferrari shock? Now you really are surprised. To be honest, so were we. But, it just goes to show that if you sell the right car for the times, buyers will be clamouring for it. More people want to get into a C1 than a Ferrari, which is helping keep their worth on the used market high
3 : Ferrari - F430 Coupe/Spider: 60.9% -Finally, we get to the posh stuff. Ferrari’s F430 is an icon of many a small boy and big kid. The sculpted curves are as dramatic as the howling 4.3-litre V8. In case you miss it, the company’s helpfully exposed it beneath a clear panel behind the driver. Controlled by a gearbox just like Massa’s F1 car.
4 : Toyota - Aygo 1.0: 60.6% - That the C1 beat its sister car, the Toyota Aygo, in terms of ‘money retained after three years’ shows what a good job Citroen’s done in marketing the model. Not that Toyota should be too downbeat. It’s still the company’s lowest-depreciating car on sale in the UK. Yes, beating even that green pioneer, the Prius
5: Peugeot - 107 1.0: 57.4%The Peugeot’s placing, beneath its sister siblings, can be explained by the greater ‘new’ success the brand has had. The 107 has been the most popular with new car buyers, which means there are more on the used market, too. This means it’s worth not quite as much as the other
6 : Smart: 56.7% -Sales of the new-generation Smart are booming – yet its 700cc turbocharged predecessor seems to be proving just as popular! To the untrained eye, there’s little to choose between them. Both are distinctive, like-no-other two-seaters, with a cheeky nature and gap-defying dimensions
7 : SEAT Leon 1.9TDI/2.0 TDI: 55.4% - The sporty Leon’s presence here is a real eye-opener. Remember, this table is of per centages retained after three years. Which means the Leon is worth a greater proportion than any VW, Skoda or Audi stablemate! Delve deeper, though, and the reasons for this fine performance begin to emerge.
8: Lamborghini Murcielago: 55.2% - The big, beefy Murcielago is a supercar of the old school. Brutish, all muscle, and about as shy and retiring as a volcanic eruption. It even has electronic wings that pop out at speed – and these are much-needed, to keep this missile stuck to the road. It’s phenomenally fast, and arguably more of an ‘event’ than any Ferrari.
9 : Toyota Prius: 55.0% - The eco car clamour ensures Toyota is the only maker to have two cars in the top 10 of lowest-depreciating models. There are nearly 40,000 Prius on the UK’s roads, yet still the demand for it is insatiable. Buyers really have switched on to the green message the petrol-electric hybrid car shouts out
10: Porsche 911 Carrera: 54.8% - Porsche is the most profitable car company in the world. Indeed, it’s also one of the most profitable companies of all on the planet. It got to this position by selling perfectly honed cars that are much in demand. And, while it builds lots of them, it always makes sure it doesn’t quite build enough
Source:- EurotaxGlass's Guide
Link:-http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_article.aspx?cp-documentid=11316014
