EXPERTS from Glass’s give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

Going up

BMW sport derivatives

Sport badge premiums grow over SE, as buyers go for wheels and subtle styling kits over more boring-looking SEs

Audi TT metallic black

Metallic black is edging ahead of silver in used car values/ desirability because of the mass of silver cars

New Astra

Vast improvement over old model and residual values are healthy as a result

Going down

Merc ML without Lux and family packs

The ageing Merc SUV needs these to compete with BMW X5 and Volvo XC90

Base models

Nobody wants a poorly specced car any more. Even budget cars need aircon, electric windows and a CD player

Peugeot 406

With the 407 coming to market, the 406’s old corporate face is not attracting buyers