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you fret and stress over the price you pay for a new car maybe over the financing and then you forget all about one of the key components what's it gonna be worth when you get rid of it I'm Brian Cooley with the top five cars 2015 models that are rated by their residual value now I'm taking our pickup trucks here because those are just a very different market and they're often company trucks so these are 2015 cars and SUVs ranked by the definitive KBB projections of residual value five years after first save number five the Subaru WRX 49.4% left after five years the WRX has a cult following I mean can you imagine one being sold on the use market to someone who's ambivalent about it you buy a WRX because you love WRX is and that does wonders for your residuals you're selling a religion not just a car number for the Chevy Corvette forty nine and a half percent residual the new vet is an amazing bargain to begin with for its degree of performance and that does wonders for its long-term value being a two-seat car though does limit its market options the only other one in 58 cars surveyed is the Porsche Cayman and it came in seven points lower number three the 2015 Honda CRV 50.8% here we have now crossed that 50% margin a nice psychological place to be after a handful of years the CRV is the best-selling compact crossover in the US and some part of that would certainly be buyers knowing that they're going to have such a nice residual down the road number two the Toyota 4runner 54.3% residual value what do you have to say about this guy it's a classic and a rugged way that you feel is gonna last forever before I get you to number one the five worst cars for resale value after five years along with their miserable numbers the Audi a5 and Audi a7 virtually the same Audi comes in back-to-back on the list it's just the wrong list then you've got the Toyota Avalon at 36.2 Chevy Impala and then the king of the stinkers the Mercedes S Class a mere thirty three and a half percent residual value after five years if you have one of these and didn't either lease it with company money or have us US taxpayers subsidizing it you're an idiot by the way the best overall brand for value retention is Subaru think about it they're built tough they're capable they've got very clear attributes few gimmicks and also have a cult following like the WRX within the brand that's marketing 101 on wheels the number one vehicles for residual after five years are the Jeep Wrangler and Wrangler Unlimited these are the real jeeps to many people their SUVs that combine a low price with serious off-road cred and in the case of the Unlimited there's plenty of room to bring a couple of city slickers along on your rock crawling exploits and being an American icon doesn't hurt either or top five lists to wake the car lover go to see net on cars.com click on top-5