BF and I bought a new car

[T-Force]

Re: BF and I bought a new car

2008 Mazda 3.

Although I was a Honda Civic driver before that. 2001. It truly is a great starter car.

[Gundam-Dude]

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1999 honda civic ex

still works and haven't had major issues with it

[Snowcrafta]

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Clipper Card, auto reload to $50 when dropped under $10.

No maintenance fees, insurance, gas, or tolls. Gets me everywhere I ever go quite efficiently

[Phynx]

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2007 Grand Prix GXP
1987 Chevrolet Silverado C-10 (Shortbox)
-Set up as a street race truck
1972 Chevrolet Cheyenne K-10 4x4 (Shortbox)
-Currently going through a full frame-up restoration

I'm a car guy and like performance and classic restoration projects

[Poison-]

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2014 Jetta <3

[Reincarnate]

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never buying a car, ever


$$$$$-sink

[dAnceguy117]

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never buying a car, ever


$$$$$-sink

it is. pretty necessary for a lot of people though.

what do you rely on for transportation?

[Reincarnate]

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I live in a big city so public transit is pretty much sufficient for getting anywhere. Having a car would be nice but I can't justify the cost.

[Snowcrafta]

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I live in a big city so public transit is pretty much sufficient for getting anywhere. Having a car would be nice but I can't justify the cost.

I'm in the same boat, so I fully understand. On top of that, the grief of driving in a big city, the traffic, and the parking costs make it nearly completely pointless. If you have efficient public transit, there's no reason to use a car

[benguino]

Re: BF and I bought a new car

never buying a car, ever


$$$$$-sink

Well, there are some not-so-readily-obvious advantages to buying a new car to consider as well. Here's something from an article I found

Freedom of Choice

When you buy a new car or truck, you're the boss. You can consider a wide variety of vehicles in the size and price class you want. You can test-drive them all. You can select your favorite color. You can equip it with whatever features you need and want. You can choose between leather and cloth upholstery. You can upgrade the audio system. You can add high-tech gizmos such as a communication, entertainment or navigation system.

If you don't find what you want in a showroom, on a dealer's lot or online, a dealer can special-order a new car to your precise specifications. Before you order a vehicle, ask the dealer to search available databases to see if the car you want already exists in another dealer's inventory. Dealers frequently trade vehicles to satisfy a customer, and a dealer will often outright buy the vehicle from another dealer to make a customer happy.

If a dealer search comes up empty, and you have to special-order the vehicle, be aware that this will take time and could cost you more than buying a vehicle directly off the lot. Because a dealer is more motivated to sell the cars already sitting on his lot, you will have lost a negotiating tool. In addition, your special order likely won't be eligible for rebates, low-interest financing or other incentives. Perks are hefty these days and can run to $5,000. Advertised specials typically cover only the vehicles in dealer stock. If you want a popular model, be prepared to wait. Cars in high demand fly off lots as quickly as they arrive, and a dealer may even have a list of customers waiting for the arrival of a popular vehicle. Get in line.

If you want to special-order, you'll likely be limited to domestic manufacturers. Import manufacturers, especially in Japan, generally don't make special ordering widely available, if at all, because of the long pipeline to assembly plants overseas.
Popularity and Strong Resale Values

Depreciation is usually a reason to buy used instead of new, but vehicles in high demand will have a higher value. For instance, new vehicles that sell for more than the dealer's list price suggest stronger resale values and less depreciation. Certain brands have lower depreciation and stronger resale values because of their quality and reliability records.

While depreciation may not matter initially to you, it will have an impact when it comes time to trade in your vehicle, so it's worth considering when you buy a new car.
Better Finance Rates

While a used car may initially cost less than a new one, the interest rate you pay likely will be higher. To begin with, you wouldn't get the low-interest financing or cash rebate that usually is offered as an incentive to new-car buyers. Furthermore, financial institutions generally charge a higher rate of interest on loans for used cars — usually a full percentage point or two. However, some of the automakers' certified pre-owned programs offer discount financing.
Available Features

When you buy a used car, you get the state of the art — of the year of the used car. Every model year, manufacturers add and adopt technologies and features to vehicles either as standard or optional equipment as a way to lure buyers to new cars. Those technologies may be safety breakthroughs or they may just be convenience gadgets. The only way to get the most advanced technology and the latest convenience features is with a new vehicle. Automotive electronics are evolving so rapidly that unless you buy a new car, your vehicle's technology is already outdated.
Used-Up

Finally, some 1- and 2-year-old used cars on dealers' lots are former rental cars. Rental cars generally get considerable use and abuse in a short time, so they may not be good choices. Some leased vehicles may offer a better alternative. Leasing companies carefully inspect the vehicles before they put them up for sale. People who lease are charged for all necessary repairs. This policy encourages people who lease vehicles to take care of them.

For me personally, when it comes to weighing the pro's and con's of buying new vs used, I'd still rather go with used. My car which I recently gotwithin the past year is relatively cheap (it's KBB value is around $1500), it's comfortable, the A/C works, it's easy to drive, it hasn't given me any problems, and it gets me from Point A to Point B

EDIT: LOL, I'm dumb, sorry reincarnate. I read that as "never buying a new car", my bad.

[Reincarnate]

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I'm in the same boat, so I fully understand. On top of that, the grief of driving in a big city, the traffic, and the parking costs make it nearly completely pointless. If you have efficient public transit, there's no reason to use a car

Besides, if I need a car for something, there are usually plenty of rent-a-car services (I've mostly used Zipcar so far IIRC).

[Snowcrafta]

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For me personally, when it comes to weighing the pro's and con's of buying new vs used, I'd still rather go with used. My car which I recently gotwithin the past year is relatively cheap (it's KBB value is around $1500), it's comfortable, the A/C works, it's easy to drive, it hasn't given me any problems, and it gets me from Point A to Point B

EDIT: LOL, I'm dumb, sorry reincarnate. I read that as "never buying a new car", my bad.

Maintenance, gas, insurance, parking costs are things people always seem to forget.

[Snowcrafta]

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Zip car is great, but I pretty much just use enterprise for the three times I've used a car the entire 3 years I've been here. Works fine for me

[Reincarnate]

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Ahh just noticed SF -- that's the other thing about living in big cities: Even if there were a good reason to use cars, it'd still be expensive as shit because rent is already eating everything up to begin with, lol.

[DigitalS3r4ph]

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2013 Mustang