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Are you a new car or used car person.

Freejack2

Freejack2

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I used to be a new car person but it finally occured to me why am I wasting money to make a payment on a new car every 3 to 5 years. A used car or driving a car after it's paid off may not look as snazzy as a new car but I don't really care. I'd rather save the cost of a monthly car payment.

My car has 2 payments left on it and I intend to drive it for another 3 to 5 years then get a used car that's under $5000 and drive that for 6 or 7 years. I figure it will cost me some money to keep the car in top running condition but nothing near what car payments cost.

What is your opinion on buying a new car vs driving a car for 8-10 years or buying a used one?
 
I don't know what the heck I am.

I know I'm NOT a new car purchaser; although for my driving habits leasing a new vehicle seems perfect.

But

If I was going to purchase, I would buy a used, older, but reliable, car. Something less then 10k if I was going to finance it.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
New. 2-4 years.
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Seeing as your the first to post new I've gotta pick your brain. Why do you prefer a new car. Is it prestige, reliability concerns, both, or something else?
 
Originally posted by: Freejack2
Originally posted by: Baked
New. 2-4 years.
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Seeing as your the first to post new I've gotta pick your brain. Why do you prefer a new car. Is it prestige, reliability concerns, both, or something else?
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I like the fresh car smell.
 
I like changing cars every couple years and I can't stand the depreciation, so I always buy older cars.
I don't mean cars that are like 2-3 years old. I mean 6+ years old. Drive it for a couple years, and sell it for about the price I paid for it.
 
used cars are a better value

i keep cars forever

i might buy a new car, only because used models of what i want are hard to find and generally go for more than a normal used car, so the hit vs. new is less than usual
 
My SRT-4 was my first new car...

I'd buy new again... I like knowing I'm the only person who has owned it, taken care of it, maintained it, etc...
 
I love new cars, but they really are not a good buy IMO. That said, I bought a new car.. because I generally want to just drive it until it's is not worth keeping. and I just bought a new car because right now, probably the only time i can. heh.

also, used car buying is a huge pain in the ass
 
Used so far.

First car was a Geo Storm, 3 years used. Work great until some a$$hat ran a redlight and t-boned me. I then bought a 8 year old mustang LX (the 4 banger).... it works but it wasn't to pretty, didn't do anything to impress girls, and have a few problems. Nothing too major in the time I owned it at least. Next car was a 2 year old corolla that I still own and have had for 6 years. Nice, economical car and did everything I wanted except impress chicks.

Now, I got a 1 year old RX8 that looks brand spanking new. It's awsome and I plan on keeping this bad boy for a few years and in like-new condition. It DOES impress chicks 🙂 So having a nice new or almost new car has it's advatanges that can't always be measured in terms of dollars.
 
Used, +10. My first car was 17 years old before I let it go. My parents old car. '86 Honda Civic it had 365,000 miles on it by then and only died because flood damage.
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Used car, until it dies. This will be the pattern until I'm buying supercars as daily drivers.
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And then I'll be buying new and keeping them until they die.

Edit: WTF, I thought I clicked edit.
 
I buy new ... I like knowing I'm the only person who has owned it, taken care of it, maintained it, etc.

 
I buy used usually really used less then $1k cars and keep them for a year or two till I get tired of it and sell it for almost what I paid for it. My current two are both 89s and I have had one for 2 years and the other for 3.
 
after buying my first car new, i doubt i ever will again, for myself at least. i'd never here the end of it from my mom and future wife if i bought them used cars...
 
I'm only interested in buying used cars (<$3000 so far), but I only had my first two cars for less than a year each before they died (or was rear-ended and totalled, in the case of the second one). Used the insurance money from the second car to buy a slightly newer very similar one, and I've had it for just about a year now. I'm planning on keeping it for many years, basically until it won't drive anymore (and the costs of repairing would be too much relative to the car's value). 🙂
 
Typically, I would buy used, but this last time I bought new. The resale on Civics is so high that it just made sense to go with the new car, instead.

I keep all my cars until they are no longer safe or worth fixing.
 
Originally posted by: DaShen
Used, +10. My first car was 17 years old before I let it go. My parents old car. '86 Honda Civic it had 365,000 miles on it by then and only died because flood damage.
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cars never die, they just stop working unless of course the car becomes mangled up and is just in peices, then it's dead, doubt any flood would actually "kill" a car.
 
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