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Originally Posted by VTECaddict
Better resale? Car 2 due to xDrive and lower miles.
But what you want to look at how much you can buy the car for and how much you expect them to depreciate.
Here's a hypothetical scenario.
Car1 is $30k, you sell it in 3 years for $20k
Car2 is $35k, you sell it in 3 years for $22k
As you can see, Car2 in this case has a higher absolute resale value, but you technically saved more money with Car1.
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Actually that is a very good point above...
MT is going to limit you in either case...they kill me on the trade in's because of it (and actually scored an unbelievable deal on my MINI for the same reason).
In NY, the AWD should definitely help if you're looking to sell it on your own and would choose that because of it and the mileage. If you're just looking to trade it in, I'd go with car 1.