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Old 02-06-2009, 05:26 PM   #7
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For another data point, we sold our 2002 MINI Cooper S that was relatively high optioned (leather, sport, sunroof, CWP, upgraded wheels).

Sticker was $25 or $26 in Jul '02. We sold it around Christmas '06 (so 4.5 years later). For $15.5k -- and we took ~$800 off the price since it needed two repairs (bumper was cracked after being hit by a flying 2x4, and the driver's seat frame needed to be replaced after a car wash guy broke it the day before we sold the car).

So it only depreciated ~40% over 4.5 years...
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