Depreciation Calculation on 2018 BMW X5 models
As per prices listed in TransUnion Auto Dealers’ Guide (Aug 2019) for 2018 BMW X5 models (note: these were the only listings with 2018 pricing).
X5 xDRIVE25d A/T (F15)
2018 New Price: R1 030 889
2018 Trade Price: R687 500
Depreciation: R343 389 (33%)
X5 xDRIVE30d A/T (F15)
2018 New Price: R1 118 554
2018 Trade Price: R759 700
Depreciation: R358 854 (32%)
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X5 xDRIVE40d A/T (F15)
2018 New Price: R1 258 081
2018 Trade Price: R859 600
Depreciation: R398 481 (32%)
X5 xDRIVE50i A/T (F15)
2018 New Price: R1 361 956
2018 Trade Price: R897 700
Depreciation: R464 256 (34%)
X5 M50d A/T (F15)
2018 New Price: R1 427 204
2018 Trade Price: R932 100
Depreciation: R495 104 (35%)
Which models hold their value best?
While this is not sufficient information to go on, we can see from the figures above that the 30d and 40d have the lowest depreciation figures, while surprisingly the M50d has the highest. Although, not a big difference between all the models, they all have considerably high depreciation in the span of a year.
A good guide to value depreciation is to bear in mind that second-hand prices generally reflect popularity in the new-car market. So the most popular models hold their value better in the used-car arena, as the same laws of supply and demand follow.
There are exceptions to this, and often the differences in value retention are clouded by factors such as the condition of the car and how it has been maintained over the years, as well as its mileage, but given equal condition and mileage, the percentage drop-off on the more popular models in a range will be less.
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