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THE BEST AND WORST MODELS FOR DEPRECIATION

The second you drive your new car away from the dealership, it begins to shed pounds and pence in value. And with every mile you drive and hour you keep it, the amount lost in depreciation increases.However, the gap between the cars that hold their value well and the models that haemorrhage it is wide indeed. Here, Darren Moss reveals the safest bets if depreciation is your top concern – as well as the models that will cost you the most. We’ve set a price cap of £50,000 for buying new, and our depreciation data is based on three years and 36,000 miles of ownership.

SLOWEST-DEPRECIATING CARS

These models hold on to their value the best

SLOWEST-DEPRECIATING CARS

These models hold on to their value the best

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