The best used cars are all circa 2007 and earlier because they lack the onboard monitoring/surveillance systems of cars built after that.
I always have purchased vehicles new. But if I were to consider purchasing a used vehicle, I would have a competent, trusted mechanic thoroughly inspect it first.
I’ve never purchased a new car, despite having owned 220+ cars and bikes. The closest I’ve ever come was dealer demos. Let someone else take the depreciation hit for crossing the curb.
Soon cars with internal combustion engines will be priceless. Makes sense to but a well made Japanese ICE car and store it for use in 7-10 years.
Why are car sales people almost universally ugly?
I’m doing just this tomorrow morning
Driving tonite to get it in morning
I just bought a VERY nice 2003 Chrysler 300M for $6k, with 90k miles. Inside and out it looks like a new car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ga2nI-OLws
If you plan to keep it 10+ yrs buy new.
I haven’t purchased a new car in over 25 years. I am always on the lookout for older vehicles with low mileage, usually in estates. When I come across one, I buy it for cash.
I am currently driving a 12-year-old truck that I bought 4 years ago with only 20K miles on it. My wife is driving a 20-year-old Lincoln that currently has only 25K miles on it.
If America’s workers bought used clothes and shoes it would make Biden’s economy look better too. And save money for families.
And maybe rather than eating out sometimes if the working people of our country begged for food on the street it would help Biden look better too.
Yes, we should all do that and be grateful and when Biden goes out we should all cheer like they do in North Korea.
I just had to replace a car. Normally I’m against buying new but all the late model, low mileage cars were only less than a $1000 cheaper than a new one.
I recently replaced an aging, rotted out 2003 Subaru Legacy wagon with a 2012 Scion xB from CA, with 72k miles. Clean, never seen a Maine (salty) winter, runs like a top. Toyota quality. I ran it through the RustCheck shop to keep it fresh and new on the underside.
Meanwhile, my kid sister insists on buying new cars every few years, pays huge excise taxes, eats huge depreciation, then trades it in; rinse and repeat. BTW, she’s a Biden voter. No surprise there.
When my wife and I were first married it made economic sense to buy new and trade in every 3-4 years. It became clear to us this was no longer making sense after we traded our ‘86 Pontiac for a new 1990 Mazda Protege (for which we paid about $12K). We had to fight tooth and nail to get out from under the ‘86 without taking a loss. So it has been 34 years since we bought new, and we’ve owned some great cars. (Yikes, I’m old!) Buy an extended warranty (but read the fine print) if you’re scared of buying used.
That's nearly $1400/mon.....before insurance, maintenance, etc.
I bought a 09 highlander for $6300, cash two years ago.
Works like a dream. Just hit 200k miles.
Never buy new or recently new.
Better title: Buying a New Car Never Makes Economic Sense
I bought my 67 Camaro for $250 bucks in 1978. I have to use it as a product Demo at the 2024 SEMA car show, so it will be pimped to the max. Worth $60k.
So I think I will stick with used cars.
I’ll admit here and now the last new vehicle I bought was in 1990. Dodge Durango(35K)... ...it lasted 6 years. since then, i’m on my 5th throw away used car/van. I spent no more than 3K on each(1/2 to 3/4 ton full size work vans). 3 of those lasted over 6 years.
When you get done tryin to impress your peers, your budget becomes comfortable...
Auctions, Mecums auctions even, have classic cars which are usually pretty nice- some for not much money=- if they aren’t popular hotrod vehicles- like around $5000- to about $20,000 depending on make and model- f course it’s a risk- not knowing how the engine is, valves, rings, transmission etc etc- but so isn’t buying recently owned vehicles-