How much are they asking compared to a new one?
I'm pretty spoiled in that my grandfather bought me my first car new. He then paid for my 2nd car new (God bless his soul) when I traded in the first one after 6 years. 5 years later, I convinced my husband to buy me a new Volvo (because a baby was on the way).
Now, ten years later (sigh) I am still holding out for a new "something" bigger for our family of 4. I am 90% sure I won't look at SUVs because I am such a cheapo with gas. I want to be able to get at least what my Volvo gets now. But, my (grrrr) husband is doing everything possible to get me to buy used. (Every week he shows me newspaper and magazine articles about the benefits of buying used.)
I'll be curious to see what you choose to do and how things turn out.
Good luck.
Buying brand-new is like setting thousands of dollars on fire in the dealer's driveway and one of the only things that keeps manufacturers selling new cars is that they go to the rental fleets. After that, smart and careful people can buy those cars which are generally well-cared for and let somebody else set fire to their money.