It depends on the manufacturer, one or two year old Toyotas can be almost the same price as new in some cases. If you plan on keeping the vehicle for a long time (10 years+) I personally would just buy new.
I've seen a few posts online from dealerships and it sounds like cars are just sitting on the lots right now, barely moving inventoryIt appears so much closer when you talk about a $26,000 new car. Where things come off the rails is buying a $70,000 pickup truck when you are only hauling air with it.
My dad was always good at this. The key is to not keep the car long. 2 years or so. He usually git his money back on the vehicle. I'm not sure if he did this on purpose or just got bored. Pretty sure it was the latter. He always bought the cars when they were mostly depreciated, so the value didn't change much in 2 yearsUsed cars have never been a great value to me. Japanese manufacturer used cars and especially. The old adage theat a car loses 50% value when it rolls off the lot is just silly. When you amortize the repair and service costs over a shorter mileage duration, it means it’s all coming much sooner, and at a higher per operating mile cost.
Right on! I've ridden in so many ghetto rides that I feel the same way.Wife won't ride in a car that is embarrassing. So that means it will probably cost at least $15K used.
First ride I gave to my wife (before she was even a "girlfriend") the door on my side didn't close past first click. I don't think it was from bad bushings so much as the cab was settling (more rust holes than metal in that S10). Pretty sure everything after the cat was merely a decoration at that time... and not a straight body panel. She didn't like driving my Jetta turbo diesel (but did when she had to), didn't care about my Camry that had no clearcoat left.Wife won't ride in a car that is embarrassing. So that means it will probably cost at least $15K used.