[SamAdams76]

I don't understand why people would choose to buy used cars instead of new. You are basically inheriting somebody else's car and need to deal with food crumbs, tobacco residue and who knows what else in the seat cushions and in the carpeting, etc. Also, how do you know they maintained the car properly? Maybe they went 15,000 miles between oil changes. Maybe they never replaced the belts proactively.

Buying a brand new car is usually cheaper in the long run. Finance it for 60 months and all you really need to deal with maintenance-wise is oil changes and maybe a couple tune-ups and set of tires. Then you get another brand new car.

With used cars, you are always dealing with repairs that are over $1,000 so you don't really save any money over buying new.

[jjotto]

Things have changed, that’s for sure.

The old rules were, get loan approval from your bank/credit union first, then buy low-miles used.

Now, prices on those low-miles useds are very high, and dealers sometimes CAN get better financing!

The world is upside down!