I can say in So Cal that is not the case for 09 848's. They're floating around $15000 OTD. But regardless of how you put it, you are looking at the most base model of the superbikes, the economic condition isn't great, and any vehicle's first year depreciation is extremely high. As I mentioned earlier in the thread that the 748's, 996's, and 998's are high in value probably due to its heritage being tied to the 916. I would expect the value of the 848 to level off a little after the 1st year...