residual value

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf

    Remember the June rantings of British motoring journalist Mike Rutherford, who warned in his column for the Telegraph that cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf would retain just 10% of its original value three years after purchase? While Rutherford ‘s original article was based on figured provided by Glass’ Guide, the british equivalent to the Kelly Blue Book, it assumed Nissan’s all-electric family hatchback would require a battery replacement a few years into its life. But as we predicted at the time, the pessimistic view of the Leaf’s residual values shared by Rutherford...

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