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Originally Posted by Chaps  Nitin,
Not sure how many miles you have on the KIA, but what's the blue book value of this car? Depending on how desparate the dealer is, you maybe
able to get the value as stated by say kelleybluebook or edmunds.com
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The Kia has about 24K miles on the odo. The KBB value at this time is around $7-8.5K, and I paid $14K for it when I bought the car in May '07.
That being said, I read this article that in detail describes the best & worst cars in terms of resale value-
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[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]VWs keep just under half their value after a 60-month cycle. The other brands that round out the Top 10 are BMW, Acura, Honda, Porsche, Subaru, Lexus, Infiniti, Audi and Toyota. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]On the other end of the spectrum, the worst brand to hold value has been singled out as Suzuki. With Suzukis, you only get about a quarter back for every dollar after 5 years. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Other cars that really stink when it comes to holding value include Kia, GMC, Mercury, Dodge, Chrysler, Lincoln, Jeep, Ford and Jaguar.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Source- MSN Auto.
Too bad this wasn't part of my research before I bought the car.
I have another choice-
Since I already have a Mazda, the dealership would do anything to get me to buy one more. I have refered friends too,so overall I'd be able to strike a good deal. Same car, the Mazda 3 'i' version, not the 's' version that I have.
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