In the UK its usually a drop of 50% plus after 3 years depending on the make, the German brands seem to hold up longer. For Malaysia, I have no idea! I'll guess I will know when I sell!
Not sure about UK average standard of living and affordability of average car. But in Malaysia, an average salary of say RM2K, buying a car is like working your *ss to loan the car, not to forget about the high maintenance, parts price, and standard of living, etc. If the person wants to buy house, have a family, it's another story altogether.
In TW, you might work whole life and unable to afford a house or condo, but even with average salary, you can live good life. My TW boss find it hard to accept the Malaysian standard of living, especially the purchase of car and the maintenance, and repair cost.
hmmm..i think for Malaysia, typically it's 30% for the first year..so I think 10% for the first year, it's considered good, no?
For Japanese, I think the range is around 5%~10% for first year? Not sre, didn't follow very long already plus not everyone put a lot of emphasis on resale value unless one is always changing their ride.