According to the latest issue of Money Magazine (March 2001) the Acura 3.2 TL has a higher percentage of resale value after 5 years than cars that compete in it's class. Here are some of the numbers (As well as the rest of the Acura's) (The issue also has costs, dealer costs, target prices, etc)

TL 3.2 45%
RL 3.5 37%
CL 3.2 43%
Integra 39%
MDX 52%

AUDI
A4 1.8 41%
A4 2.8 37%
A6 2.8 39%

BMW
325ci 41%
325 40%
330ci 43%
330i 42%

Lexus
ES300 39%
GS300 42%
GS430 44%
IS300 41%

 

How about after 1 or 2 years? How much would be lose?

 

The magazine did not say. It only gave residual percentage for 5 years of ownership.

 

Does the 45% represent the amount of depreciation? If so, after 5 years, we can recoup 55% of, presumably, the sticker price (let's say $28k for 2001, so 55% of $28k = $15,400).

Or are we only expected to recoup 45% (i.e., $12,600) of what we paid?

DA

 

oops, residual percentage...missed your message by 1 minute..DA

 

I was thinking of MAYBE trading in my 01 for 02 type s.
Does anyone know how much we would lose on trade in?

 

And that's based on 1997 TL's at the latest(if it's not a projected value)! Which should mean that the 99+ TL's will do even better, I would think, judging by relative demand for the different generations.