2005 Bonneville GXP sticker price $38,000 Purchase Price $32,000

Trade in value a year later.......$17,000


Thats what the benz dealer offered me. kbb.com states less than that for trade in.

I will never buy a new GM again.!!!

Is it only GM that you loose so much value? What about other cars/trucks?

not a problem with GM, its a sign from God to keep your bonne.

Kia used to be terrible, but not anymore. Suzuki cars are probably the worse on resale. Verona - 21k new
Trade in with 10k miles - 14k

This is an example at what they are worth after 10k miles.

Not that they would tell you but you should have asked how much they would try to sell it for. My guess would be $25k+. The dealer wants to make money on the transaction.
The first few years of a new car are the most depreciative.

Nope my ford truck sticked for $42,000 and I paid $32,000 and the dealer appraiser offered $27,000 sight unseen.

Try Accura as well. I think they drop pretty significantly too.

yeah only the new style Acura RL holds its value

i kinda work somewhat in the car industry and the Infinity resale is horrible. although made by Nissan, they get horrible resale while the nissan does pretty good

So, KBB Can be highly inaccurate.

Did you try out NADA.com ?