Steer （疑いを）晴らす of white cars

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 12:37 BST, 19 May 2005

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BUYING a white car could leave 運転者s up to £5,000 in the red, 専門家s 明らかにする／漏らすd yesterday.

White cars depreciate more than any other colour over one year - 特に at the 高級な end of the market.

運転者s looking to 茎・取り除く 拒絶する／低下するing values should 選ぶ for metallic 黒人／ボイコット, which can 追加する £200 to the value of a 12-month-old car, によれば the モーターing 産業 price bible Glass's Guide.

It （人命などを）奪う，主張するs that white is not a wise choice when buying an upmarket car. A white Mercedes, BMW or Audi could be 価値（がある） £2,500 いっそう少なく than a silver or grey metallic one and £2,700 いっそう少なく than one in 黒人／ボイコット metallic.

Richard Crosthwaite, prestige car editor at Glass's, said: 'Buy a 高級な roadster, such as a Mercedes SL-Class or Porsche 911, in white and you can easily 推定する／予想する a 貿易（する） value after 12 months that is £5,000 lower than if it was in a 望ましい metallic.'

価値低下 values for white cars are about 20 per cent greater の中で (n)役員／(a)執行力のある models such as the BMW 5 Series or Mercedes E-Class.

But there were exceptions to the '黒人／ボイコット is best' 支配する. Mr Crosthwaite said: 'The value of red on 確かな sports cars may 成し遂げる better than on 従来の saloons, because 買い手s feel the colour is more ふさわしい to the character of the car.'

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