2011 CPO BMW 750Li or a 2015 BMW 328i? - BMWBLOG (blog)

When buying a new car, you must know that the moment you drive your shiny new wheels off the dealer lot, it loses an almost frightening amount of its value. But we already know this, cars are quite possibly the worst investment possible, especially high-end luxury cars. For the second buyer, that is. See, the original buyer must take that depreciation hit while the second buyer reaps the benefits of buying a very nice, and probably still very new, car for less than half of what it was previously worth. When learning about this sort of car buying, it almost seems silly to buy brand new, unless you get a crazy good deal. Because, when buying any new car, there’s always going to be something nicer and more upscale for sale on the second hand market at equal value of the brand new car you’re test driving. For example, a moderately equipped BMW 328i sedan gets into the low $40,000 range incredibly easily. For a brand new car, in comparison to other cars in the segment, that’s not bad. Source: www.bmwblog.com