Cars are more reliable and last longer. I also think what one has to endure at a dealership when buying a new car is also a deterrent.
“I also think what one has to endure at a dealership when buying a new car is also a deterrent.”
You got that right.
I strongly agree with that. I purchase my 2001 Jeep Cherokee while station in Germany. Still driving it with 176K (driven in 10 countries and half of the USA) with the engine still going strong. I added a 3 inch lift and 31 inch tires the rest is original.
Plan on having the XJ repainted next year and replacing the carpet this fall.
The biggest deterrent of buying a new car is the cost at dealership for me. My last two cars I had to argue for many hours to get a reasonable price. They want way to much money. In the end I got my deal, but I wonder how many people get rip off not knowing.
One concern I have for some lower price new cars is the quality of plastic and rubber. The plastic snaps easier and the rubber turns white.
“I also think what one has to endure at a dealership when buying a new car is also a deterrent.”
We bought our last car in 2013 at Car Max. Great car, and the experience was cut and dried, with no dealing for a fair price. We got way more for our trade-in than we’d expected.
The down side was that the sport of messing with a salesman was gone, and my husband used to love that part.
I love when people say “They don’t make em like they used to” No shit they don’t. Anybody want to go adjust spark plug gap? lol. It wasn’t that long ago that a 100,000 mile car was washed up and the motor needed to be rebuilt. Tommorow I am taking my 2002 Escalade EXT with 190,000 out to the Outer Banks with the whole family. As the owner of a 1970 Opel, I can attest that cars are made much better today.
The painful thought of having to deal with a dealership and the price alone are big enough deterrents to keep me happy with an old vehicle. The only thing I hate more than going to buy a car is going to the doctor.