[quidnunc]

The cars in the "lowest residual value" category are there because these are the vehicles most used as rental vehicles.

They have no less intrinsic worth than other cars, it's just that rental vehicles are priced cheap because they are abused.

[FreedomCalls]

And not only that, but as cars with "low residual value" they make great used car purchases. Buy a late model used car from that list and let some other schmuck take the depreciation and pick up a bargain at the same time.