Car: New or Used?

TriBob over a year ago

I should find out today if they are going to total my car. So new or used?

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subscribed mark over a year ago

Depends on how much money you have to throw away. You lose a huge amount on the value of a new car as soon as you sign the papers.. You can save thousands buying a 2+ year old car.

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copteacher over a year ago

I would more lean towards new. But if a late model truck with low miles came up to fit my needs I would likely jump on it.

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purple hayes over a year ago

Used. New cars are over-priced. Let someone else take the hit for instant depreciation.

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runswithscissors over a year ago

I will never ever buy a new car. The depreciation just isn't worth it. Unless you intend on running a car to death, I say used is the way to go. You can save several thousands on a car not even a year old with low miles.

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subscribed mark over a year ago

Last year I bought a 2005 Crown Vic Police Interceptor. My reasoning was that it only had 135,000 miles on it, the price was right and it previously belonged to my home town department. I knew it had been well serviced and they don't get in high speed pursuits. It probably sat around for hours at a time idling but they are built for that. The engine is a very reliable design. It has "stab proof" seat backs. The only thing I overlooked is if I had gone a year newer it would have had bullet proof doors too.

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akern over a year ago

I always buy new. I like knowing I've been the only one driving my vehicle. I will buy used only if I can pay cash for it.

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subscribed mark over a year ago

Had to have a virgin?

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Earlyrunnr over a year ago

I have never bought new..guess it just isn't important to me whether it's been driven before...we usually buy about 1 year old.

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shelflifers over a year ago

You know what you hear? All that talk about how something always goes wrong in the first year of a new car? I always thought it was a bunch of (pardon my french) 'Poppycock' until it started happening to all my friends and family members...

I'd go used all the way...

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Cappy over a year ago

New or late model for us

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monk25 over a year ago

New. With 0% financing and a full warranty, why buy used?

Used cars have questionable pasts. What kind of driver owned the car before you.

Used cars often give you a whole new set of headaches.

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TriBob over a year ago

I have bought new twice. One new, one used for the Mrs.

Mine have never had a problem. The FORD (Found On Road Dead) was new but had more problem then a math book. The used one has had a few problems over half still under warrenty.

We still seem to be split down the middle

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pokychick over a year ago

Our Found On Road Dead car has over 170,000 miles and very few problems. :shrug:

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subscribed mark over a year ago

My 2005 Crown Vic Police Interceptor (CVPI) has had some repairs due to it's age and some have been known problems with that engine. The intake manifold is plastic and it cracks or breaks. In the late 90s Ford agreed to extend the warranty to cover that for several extra years but only on police cars and taxis. The engine came into use in 1996 I believe so it began happening quite young. Mine had 145,000 miles on it before it happened.

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