Best Resale Value:
Under $20,000

Scion xB
Sticker price: $16,720 (manual)
Invoice price: $15,920
Fair Purchase Price: $16,971
Five-year service cost: $3,420
One-year insurance cost: $1,014
Resale value after 3 years: 57%; 5 years: 37%
MPG city: 22; highway: 28

Scion xB keeps its rep as an edgy, hip vehicle that also offers scads of utility -- and, as a bonus, a three-year resale value of 57% (head and shoulders above the rest of the category). Also in the xB toolbox: decent fuel economy, a capacious 22 cubic feet of cargo space and low insurance costs.