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Another car discussion - new vs used Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2017-03-22 3:51 PM 23 replies, 3422 views View previous thread :: View next thread
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Nateracer Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2017-03-22 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Another car discussion - new vs used
Miss Laundry Misshap Posts: 5271	Griz - 2017-03-22 5:56 AM For cars, I buy used with under 30K miles and buy an extended warranty (and those are NOT cheap - last warranty I bought was $3500 - and sadly, with my Caddie, it has paid for itself). Now with trucks, the last couple, I bought new because it's very hard to find a diesel with low mileage that isn't danged near the same price as a new one. Trucks don't depreciate nearly as fast as cars! Heck cars lose about $5K the minute they leave the dealership driveway! Maybe more!
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Griz Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2017-03-22 11:13 AM Subject: RE: Another car discussion - new vs used
Industrial Srength Barrel Racer Posts: 7268	Nateracer - 2017-03-22 8:19 AM Griz - 2017-03-22 5:56 AM For cars, I buy used with under 30K miles and buy an extended warranty (and those are NOT cheap - last warranty I bought was $3500 - and sadly, with my Caddie, it has paid for itself). Now with trucks, the last couple, I bought new because it's very hard to find a diesel with low mileage that isn't danged near the same price as a new one. Trucks don't depreciate nearly as fast as cars! Heck cars lose about $5K the minute they leave the dealership driveway! Maybe more! I know! It's crazy what my "old" 2006 is still worth!! It only has $56K on it. I dread the day I have to buy a new one as I'm sure the dealers will RAPE me. I'm sure I'll try to sell it on my own first.
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2017-03-22 1:24 PM Subject: RE: Another car discussion - new vs used
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	If you are finding 1-2 year old cars with 25-40k miles it is most likely a rental car That has been sold to a dealership. Just FYI. Which is how I ended up with a new Kia Soul! Couldn't find a Used one without a ton of miles so we bought new. Big mistake. It got totalled, insurance paid it off (thank GOD) and then I started over with a 60k 09 Elantra for $6000. I put about 20,000 miles on my car each year so I plan to drive this thing until it dies. I wouldn't want to spend any more than I did!
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Three 4 Luck Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2017-03-22 3:51 PM Subject: RE: Another car discussion - new vs used
Accident Prone Posts: 22277 Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR	My Tahoe was a courtesy car with about 3000 miles on it. Saved me over $2000 at that dealership and it was $3-6000 less than any other dealer I tried to work with, comparably equipped to lesser models. If you find a dealer that does loaners for customers getting vehicles serviced, they'll have what they call program, demo, or courtesy cars that are discounted with very low miles, dealer financing just like a brand new one, and warranties. I priced against the ones coming off rental fleets and this was a better deal.
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