How Jewish are they? Fiddler on the roof. Cast or audience? -Roger Sterling

I will probably look at buying new for my next car, simply because so many of the used cars in the 2-3 year old range have 40-50k on them already. Not to mention how ****ing piss poor most people treat/take care of their cars. My current car is 12 years old and running fine, so I am years away. But I don't plan on buying new cars every few years like so many. If I buy new, I will drive it for years and years.

I don't care I still love my Lexus.

Yep. Three cars in the household now, each 10-13 years old. Drive 'em till the wheels fall off, with our own mileage...147K/126K/98 K.

Haven't had a car payment for over six years. :)

My car has 183,000 miles. $20 a month for insurance and only commute 3 miles to work. Plus I don't care if someone door dings it

Yup, been there done that..lesson learned.

Come on now, somebody needs to be taking a bath on new cars so us cheapskates can have a good supply of good used vehicles to choose from.

Timing belt replaced for $300? That seems impossible.

Why do people think I'm lying about this stuff? It's not like I'm talking about my penis size or 40 time or how far I can throw a football.

But you got me, it may have been $317.83 or even $322.47 or something like that. I don't remember the exact amount and I didn't think it was important enough to dig up the receipt so I rounded it off.

Yeah, but then you are looking at 80-100k miles on the car.

Shit, I have had two timing belt changes in my lifetime on two different cars and they both exceeded $500.

Saying No To New Cars
Got a million bucks? If not, don’t buy a new car!
http://www.daveramsey.com/article/sa...ey_automobiles

Thinking about buying a new car?

Try this instead: Take your current car out for a drive, open the window, and repeatedly throw $100 bills out the window. Now that sounds dumb, doesn’t it? But when you buy a new car, you’re doing the same thing the moment you take it off the lot.

If you’re a millionaire, then feel free to go nuts and buy yourself a shiny, new car. But 98% of Americans simply can’t afford it. You’ll save a ton of money and heartache if you will just buy used!

So why are we making such a big deal about new cars? One word: depreciation. New cars lose 70% of their value in the first four years. When you buy used, the original owner has already eaten the cost of depreciation. You, on the other hand, get a great four-year-old car for a great deal—one well below the expensive wholesale prices of new cars.

Let’s dig just a little deeper. Say that you are thinking about financing a new car with payments of $400 a month, just a little below the average car payment. Your current car is worth around $1,500. If you take that $400 and pay yourself, instead of the dealer, you’ll have a $4,000 paid-for-with-cash car in just 10 short months.

Sell your old car and you’ll have $1,500 to bank as you continue saving $400 a month. Ten months later, you have $5,500 for a used car. Repeat this process again, and you’ll have a $10,000 car just 30 months after you started saving. How much more sense does that make than buying a new car and watching its value drop like a rock?

Used car lots are overflowing. Millions of cars come from expired leases. For-sale-by-owner magazines are easy to find. Usually, the best deals come from individuals who are eager to get rid of their cars. They have one car to sell, not hundreds of cars like a dealer, so they will be more desperate to get the car out of their yard. Also, call some of the banks in your area and ask them how they dispose of their repossessions. Repo auctions are a great way to find good deals.

Before you buy a used car, make sure you come prepared. Know the value of the car you are considering. Visit websites like KBB, Edmunds and Carmax and do your research, especially if you are working with a dealer.

Remember, unless you’re a millionaire, you can’t afford a new car because you can’t take the hit in depreciation! The new car smell just isn’t worth it.

So? The Camry had 82k on it when we bought it, the truck 107k and my van 158k, and they have all proved to be good values.

Yeah I was a bit surprised that was all it cost, and that was even at a dealership. One reason they cost so much is they often replace the water pump while they're in there as well, but the dealer said that wasn't necessary until the 2nd timing belt change.

Thats too much for me to settle for. When I buy I want to see no more than 30k on the damn thing.