Yes trues. But all the 410, 420 & 430 cars are holding money well. Certainly not at 50% depreciation in 3 years. I've been offered a few really good ones but at strong money.
but you are forgetting the basic principle..... people want that which they cannot have....
You cant get a new exige any more....... hence prices are strong. You cant get a new original defender anymore, hence prices are higher than they were new...
When the Exige was still being made, it would be unfair to say they couldnt give them away, but I looked at a brand new 380, basically the same as the final edition 390, and with 200miles on it, I had a 10k discount offered without even haggling. Even from brand new I could get a very good discount... No one wanted them at full price!
Same for the evora, you could pick up a registered one a few months old for 10k less than retail easy....
All that may change now, maybe... maybe not long term though.
The emira is a car they are making or will when they can, by the bucket load.
How can you make a First edition car for the first 2 years of the cars life, thats pathetic! Its not even an edition in reality and its certainly not first after the first few hundred.
Lotus are shooting themselves in the foot for residuals making so many FE's, they are being greedy going to all the extras included and making hay while the sun shines.
prices willl falllll and quite quickly as the several hundred cars hit the market over the next few cold months. Reviews and quality issues will have their effects and within 6 months I agree, you will get an unused car for at BEST retail price if not a bit lower. I'd estimate a 500 mile car, FE, will struggle to get 75k by June...
Same for the Alpines...... and the little Alfa 4C..... except the EMira will be in the UK in MUCH HIGHER quantities, too high for residuals to be decent long term IMO.
maybe the gt4 type car will do better, but ONLY if it is really quick. If the actual GT4 beats it, and I feel it will, then it will fade as fast as it shines.....