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Brucelee · 06-20-2005, 07:19 AM

In real terms, I will pay an extra $10K to buy an new S vs a standard Box.

Say three years later, I go to buy a used Box. I will likely pay about $5 more for the S vs the standars Box.

So, the S has depreciated at a faster rate, ie, it has not maintained that edge of $10G but that edge has declined some 50% or $5G.

So, in relative terms, the S "incremental cost" has degraded faster than the base car's depreciation, which is less than 50%.

This is not surprising. The cost of options follows this path generally speaking. For example, you may pay $2G for the full leather interior or similar option. 3 yrs later, it is worth $425 as an add-on value in your car.

Now, as to WHY this is, well, I never try to figure this out. The market is the market!

Make sense?

06-20-2005, 07:19 AM	#28
Brucelee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 8,083	In real terms, I will pay an extra $10K to buy an new S vs a standard Box. Say three years later, I go to buy a used Box. I will likely pay about $5 more for the S vs the standars Box. So, the S has depreciated at a faster rate, ie, it has not maintained that edge of $10G but that edge has declined some 50% or $5G. So, in relative terms, the S "incremental cost" has degraded faster than the base car's depreciation, which is less than 50%. This is not surprising. The cost of options follows this path generally speaking. For example, you may pay $2G for the full leather interior or similar option. 3 yrs later, it is worth $425 as an add-on value in your car. Now, as to WHY this is, well, I never try to figure this out. The market is the market! Make sense?