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Sports Cars with the Best Resale Value

ROAD&TRACK -- The best sports cars are wickedly fast, have razor-sharp handling and pretty much guarantee you’ll be smiling after every drive. Yet when it comes to resale value, many of these dream machines can turn into a money-losing nightmare due to huge depreciation.
However, some sports cars manage to buck the trend and hold onto their value year after year. Cars like the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport and Porsche 911 Carrera have built enormous fan bases after many decades of production. Others, like the Jaguar XK and Audi S5, woo buyers by managing to balance driving thrills with elegant exteriors and a modicum of practicality.
Of course, there are also sports cars that are simply the hottest must-have machines of the moment. The Nissan GT-R manages to defy physics with its incredib


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Submitted Jul 30, 2010 By: Lou08
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Amplion
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 9:53:15 PM

BMW Z3 is BEST
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 7:02:39 AM

the best sport car corvette
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 4:02:09 AM

There really is not a sports car with a good resale value.

If you buy one to drive, it will fall in price.

Buy one that is 10 or more years old and you have a chance of seeing it stabilize or even appreciate but the maintenance!
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 3:45:43 AM

Sometimes, you just have to go with your heart and throw depreciation (and reliability) to the wind and buy what you really want.

Someone who is mightily concerned about depreciation or reliability or mileage would never buy a sports car anyway. Or SUVs or pickem-up trucks, either. All stink at one of those three factors.

But then, what fun would motoring be if we all drove moderne model T's? :)
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 12:36:00 AM

yep, my new 911 only lost 6k of depreciation after 2 yrs ownership, and I got far more than 6k worth of joy in those 2 yrs
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Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 12:15:11 AM

All machines most of us can't afford.
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 10:12:29 PM

Neat article
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 8:59:31 PM

interesting and fun too read love to drive some of the cars
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Message Posted: Jul 30, 2010 8:32:07 PM

The one you never buy has the best resale value; you don't lose a cent on it.
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