Wrong car colour could cost you 10%

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Fancy that unusual maroon or turquoise shade on you new car? It could cut your resale value by 10% compared to the same car in white.

In a study comparing second-hand values to new prices, car valuation experts, CAP, found that white cars typically hold around 5% more of their value than the market average for a used car. In fact, white is the only mainstream colour which generally increases the value of a car. This is quite a change, as white used to cut values, not increase them.

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