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Buying new v Buying Second
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23-11-2007 10:33am#1
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I like a new car. I dont concern myself with things like depreciation, it doesnt interest me because I buy a car I like/want for me, not the next guy that will buy it. Plus, buying new, like yourself, I'd be holding onto it for a good few years (the Clio I bought new in 2000 as my first car is still in the family).
Nothing beats new car smell and the knowledge that your the only one who has driven the car. You can guarentee that it has been hammered over bumps/pothols or thrashed. But then I am anal about these things
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I'm usually an advocate of buying second hand as value for money can be excellent in this country. However in this case I'd advice buying new. Buying nearly new from a main dealer is often not a particularly good deal, especially if you think you can get a substantial discount on the listed price of a new car
You're going to keep the car for 5+ years, so at the end it will be much easier to sell when you're the only owner from new
And you get the spec / colour etc. you want and the nice smell too
Stephen here was in the same predicament a while ago when he was thinking of buying a nearly new Civic. He changed his mind and bought new0 -
If your keeping a car for 5 or more years then depreciation should not a major factor in your decision.
Buying new makes alot of sense in this case. You get the full manufactures warranty, no previous owners, choose the spec/colour you want and you get the buzz of owning a brand new car.
If you want it go for it.0 -
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Style over substance. Mazda will be more reliable but they sure ain't pretty.
If it was me it would be the Astra but not a 1.4
It's for his girlfriend so the 1.4 would be fine..don't want too powerful a car for them girls
Also buy new..the piece of mind from the warranty is worth it...0 -
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Mathew Reilly wrote: »It's for his girlfriend so the 1.4 would be fine..don't want too powerful a car for them girls
Also buy new..the piece of mind from the warranty is worth it...
Shes a fast driver alright but careful one at that.
I have a feeling that she might go for the Mazda 3 1.6 petrol. More power over the Astra 1.4. Mazda have a three year warranty compared to Opel's 2 year. The interior must be black black black - so thats the Mazda touring option then.
I think new is best option as well. Ok its going to be a big bit of the wages each day, but she might be doing a 100 mile round trip to work each week starting in the new year.0 -
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Buying a Mazda (owned by arch rival Ford) is not something an Opel fan should be proud of
Just adding up the mileage she should be would over the next 5 years.
24000 Miles a year x 5 years = 120,000 Miles. You wouldnt get much of a trade in or sale after five years if bought brand new. Would you?0 -
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Totally agree. A diesel is the only way to go here.
That's it. The Astra 1.3 diesel sure looks like the best plan. It has the excellent FIAT 1.3 diesel engine. Very good fuel economy. And there are secundary savings on reduced road tax and insurance
@Kluivert - you're an accountant, are you not? Surely you've adviced her to go with any of them prudent options? 0 -
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@Kluivert - you're an accountant, are you not? Surely you've adviced her to go with any of them prudent options?
This is the fine problem here, the accountant in me is screaming no...buying a new car is a waste of money, and people who buy new are fooling themselves into a false economy pruchase.
I checked out the price of the 1.3 Astra Diesel, its the same price as the 1.9 Skoda diesel.
I still think its crazy money for a car.
I bought my 99 Opel Astra back in June 04 with 54k miles for 6900e, three and bit years later, i have added another 58k miles and its still running better than some newer cars which have been driven hard. My car was looked after well when I bought it. I knew the car, so its a once off find.
I see so many people buying new cars and ripping the undercarriage in car park ramps, over speed bumps, revving new cars excessive high when pulling out of a parking space. This bugged me especially when I asked my mate would he not go easier on the car, he replied that he will be trading it in against another new car soon enough and didnt really care.0 -
This is the fine problem here, the accountant in me is screaming no...buying a new car is a waste of money, and people who buy new are fooling themselves into a false economy purchase.
sorry to butt in here, but I'm looking to get a new car at the moment and a mate of mine said the exact opposite i.e. that buying old cars is a false economy ... confused now
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sorry to butt in here, but I'm looking to get a new car at the moment and a mate of mine said the exact opposite i.e. that buying old cars is a false economy ... confused now
Depends if you end up paying a lot in repairs. No way of knowing that. You can make a guess based on the conidtion and history of a car, or in the case of a new car, how well its regarded in surveys and reviews. etc. But you can never be 100% sure.0 -
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