Its in your quoted statement: "forecasted" in other words, they have no idea, but they're making a prediction... just like the weatherman's forecast it could be way off.  I know they have some historical basis to go on... but honestly if I were the one forecasting residual values on a yearly basis, I'd just pick BMW every year, and I'd probably be more accurate.

Just take it as a gift and lease an Infiniti... this is the only area where it even comes to play as far as I'm concerned... buying one because of this rating is VERY optimistic!

i think what we need to know is how much did kbb say his car was worth when he traded it... not how much he got for it