How many folks buy new?

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by 2003S

Choice keeps me away -- I suppose I could afford to buy new, I just can personally justify it to myself when "gently used" is good enough for me.

I have never bought a new car. Just doesn't make financial sense to me; I always buy at least 3 years old, let it take a good depreciation ding, and pay cash. Although my Boxster is the oldest car I have ever bought!
Also never had a lemon this way -- PPI is your friend, I've had a few that would have gone bad (including a Boxster I didn't pull the trigger on).

Me neither. Best deal I made on a car was an Opel Manta I bought for $350 when I was in college. Put well over 75000 miles on it. Car would go over 100 mph easily and was fairly fun to drive.

I like cool cars, but I hate paying money for them. They are always wasting assets. Let someone else take the depreciation, I'll take the fun.