Best Value Cars
Gallery 1
Punch doesn’t have to punch a hole in your bank balance.
Mercedes-AMG A45
The service interval is long (12 months), which means more time baiting BMW owners and less time in the workshop, while the 60 percent resale is pretty good – it sheds $30K in three years.
BMW M235i
Lotus Elise S Roadster
| Performance Cars $75K-$150K | Mercedes-AMG A45 4MATIC | BMW M235i | Lotus Elise S Roadster 1.8SC |
| Purchase Price | $75,700 | $79,930 | $84,990 |
| Combined cycle fuel (L/100km) | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Fuel RON (min. rec.) | 98 | 95 | 95 |
| Three-year fuel cost | $4431 | $4923 | $4558 |
| Redbook resale (%) | 60.3 | 57.8 | 58.6 |
| Three-year depreciation | $30,053 | $33,730 | $35,186 |
| AAMI insurance premium | $1766 | $1529 | $2003 |
| Service interval (months) | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
