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04-18-2013, 04:19 PM | #1 |
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Drives me nuts that whenever we are in the market all the 2 year old cars have friggin 50k miles on them. always makes me consider just buyinng brand new so I can put my own miles on it and not be in a massive hole with somebody elses mileage. n We always drive our cars until they drop anyway.
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04-18-2013, 06:17 PM | #3 |
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There are some advantages to buying new. You can get the exact car you want with the options you want instead of just settling for what you can find, you get a full warranty, you can drive it a long time before needing repairs or risking breakdowns, and you get the piece of mind that your car hasn't been thoroughly abused or neglected before you got it. If you keep it for a long time, the extra cost isn't prohibitive.
I really lucked out with my current car, though. It was two years old with only 14,500 miles. The main thing I was looking for was that it had a manual and this one did (very rare). It was $16K (down from the new price of $23K). If I had picked up a new one, I would have chosen a different color and probably the next trim level up but I am pretty happy with what I got. |
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04-18-2013, 08:53 PM | #4 |
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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.
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04-18-2013, 04:37 PM | #5 | |
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04-19-2013, 01:24 AM | #6 |
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Yeah, but then you are looking at 80-100k miles on the car.
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04-19-2013, 06:09 AM | #7 |
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04-19-2013, 06:12 AM | #8 |
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Thats too much for me to settle for. When I buy I want to see no more than 30k on the damn thing.
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04-19-2013, 06:18 AM | #10 |
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still a hell of a lot cheaper than a new car price. I can live with that.
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