The answer is yes, Mercedes retain good resale value. The reason is that Mercedes is known for producing good, high quality vehicles. "First and foremost is the perception of quality. Brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Honda, and Toyota have reputations for producing high-quality, reliable vehicles—and that helps to keep their residual values high. " But don't take my word for it..let's take a look at the numbers. Medical economics online business magazine and cars.com have done studies on which cars hold their resale value the best. Mercedes cars are always found to be leaders in this category. In the Luxury category the Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG was the top car to hold resale value -- holding up to 77% of its original $121,450 price over 3 years, which is $93,517. It was beaten only by the Mini Cooper which was shown to hold 80% of its value. Among the top 20 in the 'overall' category, Mercedes had two other cars. The Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet was projected to hold 67% of its original $52,120 price tag -- which is $34,920. The Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG Sedan was projected to hold 66% of its original $111,870 price tag -- which is $73,834. Compare that to the Pontiac Aztek which was projected to hold 28% of its original $21,595 price tag over three years which is a mere $6,047! **At cars.com had 3 mercedes vehicles on its top ten list for cars that held their residual value over three years(numbered according to their rank on the list): 1. Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class 65% 3. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 62% 7. Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 61% Sources: http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=108953 http://tinyurl.com/mggwc

Great answer! Find more information on Mercedes cars, which includes Mercedes pricing, specifications of different cars made by Mercedes, and of course, pictures!