Why should it matter? Cars that are popular with fleet buyers often experience dramatically low
er resale values after large numbers are dumped onto the used market, which can cost individual consumers looking to sell their vehicles more in depreciation over the long haul than they would have to pay for a car not popular with fleet buyers that initially may have started out higher in price.
Lease companies are aware of such problems, and therefore a $25,000 car that is popular with fleet buyers might cost you more in monthly payments than a $30,000 car that isn't often purchased by fleets, the latter featuring a higher residual value percentage and therefore a lower monthly cost - something to consider when leasing.
Those who drive Chevrolet Impalas have also complained that the flow of traffic seems slower when in the car than when driving something different (other than a Ford Crown Victoria), most likely the result of surrounding drivers mistaking Impalas for plain-clothes police cruisers - the vehicle is extremely popular for law enforcement. There are no such problems expressed by Ford F-150 buyers.
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| Cars like the Impala, popular with fleet buyers, often experience higher than average depreciation rates. (General Motors of Canada) |
Lease companies are aware of such problems, and therefore a $25,000 car that is popular with fleet buyers might cost you more in monthly payments than a $30,000 car that isn't often purchased by fleets, the latter featuring a higher residual value percentage and therefore a lower monthly cost - something to consider when leasing.
Those who drive Chevrolet Impalas have also complained that the flow of traffic seems slower when in the car than when driving something different (other than a Ford Crown Victoria), most likely the result of surrounding drivers mistaking Impalas for plain-clothes police cruisers - the vehicle is extremely popular for law enforcement. There are no such problems expressed by Ford F-150 buyers.
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