That’s certainly one possibility. Something else to consider might be that I would think that a higher percentage of high line cars are leased rather than purchased, meaning that when they show up in the auction they’re leasebacks rather than trade-ins.
I wonder how Mercedes compared opposed to other such brands, like BMW or Lexus? Dan > On Dec 13, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Tim Crone via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > The site Dan posted a week or so ago (http://tradeinqualityindex.com/) was > very convincing - many of the trade ins for Mercedes were much lower > mileage than average. Cars with a reputation for longevity, like Toyota > Camry or Honda Civic, were traded in later than average. I'm sure there > could be a multitude of reasons Mercedes owners would choose to trade > early, but it seems like on average they should be traded in along the same > distribution as a, say, Lexus - yet they are not. It confirms my bias that > there are systemic issues in Mercedes of recent enough vintages to trade in. > > Best, > Tim > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
