Top 5 fastest and slowest depreciating cars – a data driven analysis

In this video, I will show you which cars depreciate the fastest and which cars depreciate the slowest. The analysis includes a wide variety of cars brands such as Porsche, BMW, Chevrolet, McLaren and is based on advertised market prices in the US. Do you want to avoid money pits and do some exotic car hacking? This is the video to watch.

The depreciation analysis is split into a few parts and is data-driven. First, I will explain to you the graph which I will use throughout this video. The graph shows the age of a car market on the horizontal axis and the relative average depreciation on the vertical axis. It, hereby, shows the depreciation rate for each car market. The result is a large depreciation curve which we will use to identify the depreciation sweet spot. That is, the optimal point to purchase a car. Usually, this represents a car which suffered most of its depreciation but is still so new that the maintenance is relatively low.
After this, we will zoom to the car market’s age, and figure out which cars depreciate the least and which ones the most. At the end of the video, I aggregate everything that we have seen and conclude.

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Disclaimer:
The Content is for educational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this video constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement to buy or sell any cars.
The information published has been obtained from or is based on sources which are believed to be accurate and complete. Although reasonable care has been taken, the completeness and the accuracy of any information published cannot be guaranteed. Any opinions may be wrong and may change at any time. You should always carry out your own independent verification of facts and data before making any purchase decision

[fourwheeltrader]

*Which car would you like to see analysed next?*

[sethpascale]

I would love to see a video about the Lexus LFA, but one about the ISF or GSF would be great too!

[RoadOdyssey]

Very much in line with why I got a 2016 C7 vette with 15k miles...etc... It really is at a sweet spot for time to buy. And I got the warranty too. Well done sir! Enjoy your videos. They help!

[autocrossracer]

I found your graph and legend at 8:17 very useful as I can see at a glance which cars have bottomed out just by the color coding. I’ve come to the same realizations through a lot of late night car browsing, GTR, R8, 987, Gallardo, 360 etc. but having it confirmed with your data is great.

[DavidMartinez-kwve]

keep pushing mate, your content its exclusive! i would to see analysis of aventador and aventador sv!

[JR-docc]

New to the channel and appreciated the systematic and data driven decision making! If only we could apply the same logic in so many other areas in life !

[ff]

Another great video. I really appreciate the amount of time you invest (and at the same time always wonder and admire how you manage to do it).

[DannySeeum]

Every gear head should be subscribed to this channel for real. I recommend adding more popular SUVs/Trucks to your analysis (like Jeeps) as that's a big market in the U.S. you're leaving out of your videos. Great work!

[dimik]

Your videos are amazing mate👍great info for.choosing my sports car. GT3 it is lol

[skiptumilu]

Ferrari California T. Love your channel!! Thanks for the weekly education.

[berndgreiner]

Great Idea to analyze the car market like a scientist!

[ba-ldti]

You are the first Channel I've ever bothered to subscribe to. Awesome information and I hope your channel takes off soon.

[vogray]

There are way too many haters that don’t understand the metadata and assumptions. If you don’t want the info, don’t watch the video. Thanks for your education and work. I wonder, does the relative depreciation change significantly after the first year’s depreciation is taken into account?

[fytilis]

Great material !!! Love your YouTube channel. Do you have a research video for Porsche Gt3 touring ?

[pauloeschger]

This analysis is fabulous, and presented and explained so clearly! I'm hooked.

[WestCoastSupercarsandClassics]

Hmm, I just bought a 991.1 GT3 in March. I guess I do know something after all! :)

[jetwah]

Could you do one on the gt2rs? Looking possibly buy one 😬

[novan]

Can you do an analysis of the Bentley Bentayga with the Breitling Tourbillon clock option

[ProfDrDrThomasJRosemann]

Again very interesting! Thanks! In my country (Germany) no car is sold for the window sticker price. E.g. a BMW i8 is sold as a new ar with a reduction of about 30 - 40%. It would be interesting to take this into acount. The average depreciation would be completely different.

[NoahBB]

Avoid: 720S Spider
Buy instead: Miata
😁