Car buying experiences

[barnaby33]

Unless of course, driving it into the ground only takes you 100 miles or so. Not ever changing the oil, can also lead to early grounding.

Josh

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[quote=sdduuuude]I’d say it’s pretty close unless you buy used from a private party. The dealers mark those used cars up quite a bit now (the ones with the 100 point inspection, certified and all that.)

When I bought my Accord 2 years ago, there were actually certifed used vehicles with 30K miles on them that had higher asking prices than the new price I paid.

Pre-tax price on the car was about 19,500.

I found a couple used ones from private parties for 15K or 16K with 30K miles on them, and lots of used ones with 30K miles or more from private parties in the 17K – 19K range, and several used ones from dealers in the 17K-21K range.

So, I went new. I had a similar experience recently when I was looking (never bought) for a Mazda3. I’d say buy new or buy used from a private party, but that’s me. Buying used from a dealer seems oddly overpriced in my experience.

October is a better time to buy. Wait for 2010 models to come out, then shop for a new 2009.
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excellent advice. some honda owners think their car goes down only 1000 a year with 20k miles a year.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I’d say it’s pretty close unless you buy used from a private party. The dealers mark those used cars up quite a bit now (the ones with the 100 point inspection, certified and all that.)

When I bought my Accord 2 years ago, there were actually certifed used vehicles with 30K miles on them that had higher asking prices than the new price I paid.

Pre-tax price on the car was about 19,500.

I found a couple used ones from private parties for 15K or 16K with 30K miles on them, and lots of used ones with 30K miles or more from private parties in the 17K – 19K range, and several used ones from dealers in the 17K-21K range.

So, I went new. I had a similar experience recently when I was looking (never bought) for a Mazda3. I’d say buy new or buy used from a private party, but that’s me. Buying used from a dealer seems oddly overpriced in my experience.

October is a better time to buy. Wait for 2010 models to come out, then shop for a new 2009.
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excellent advice. some honda owners think their car goes down only 1000 a year with 20k miles a year.

[equalizer]

[quote=sdduuuude]I’d say it’s pretty close unless you buy used from a private party. The dealers mark those used cars up quite a bit now (the ones with the 100 point inspection, certified and all that.)

When I bought my Accord 2 years ago, there were actually certifed used vehicles with 30K miles on them that had higher asking prices than the new price I paid.

Pre-tax price on the car was about 19,500.

I found a couple used ones from private parties for 15K or 16K with 30K miles on them, and lots of used ones with 30K miles or more from private parties in the 17K – 19K range, and several used ones from dealers in the 17K-21K range.

So, I went new. I had a similar experience recently when I was looking (never bought) for a Mazda3. I’d say buy new or buy used from a private party, but that’s me. Buying used from a dealer seems oddly overpriced in my experience.

October is a better time to buy. Wait for 2010 models to come out, then shop for a new 2009.
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excellent advice. some honda owners think their car goes down only 1000 a year with 20k miles a year.

[equalizer]

[quote=sdduuuude]I’d say it’s pretty close unless you buy used from a private party. The dealers mark those used cars up quite a bit now (the ones with the 100 point inspection, certified and all that.)

When I bought my Accord 2 years ago, there were actually certifed used vehicles with 30K miles on them that had higher asking prices than the new price I paid.

Pre-tax price on the car was about 19,500.

I found a couple used ones from private parties for 15K or 16K with 30K miles on them, and lots of used ones with 30K miles or more from private parties in the 17K – 19K range, and several used ones from dealers in the 17K-21K range.

So, I went new. I had a similar experience recently when I was looking (never bought) for a Mazda3. I’d say buy new or buy used from a private party, but that’s me. Buying used from a dealer seems oddly overpriced in my experience.

October is a better time to buy. Wait for 2010 models to come out, then shop for a new 2009.
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excellent advice. some honda owners think their car goes down only 1000 a year with 20k miles a year.

[equalizer]

[quote=sdduuuude]I’d say it’s pretty close unless you buy used from a private party. The dealers mark those used cars up quite a bit now (the ones with the 100 point inspection, certified and all that.)

When I bought my Accord 2 years ago, there were actually certifed used vehicles with 30K miles on them that had higher asking prices than the new price I paid.

Pre-tax price on the car was about 19,500.

I found a couple used ones from private parties for 15K or 16K with 30K miles on them, and lots of used ones with 30K miles or more from private parties in the 17K – 19K range, and several used ones from dealers in the 17K-21K range.

So, I went new. I had a similar experience recently when I was looking (never bought) for a Mazda3. I’d say buy new or buy used from a private party, but that’s me. Buying used from a dealer seems oddly overpriced in my experience.

October is a better time to buy. Wait for 2010 models to come out, then shop for a new 2009.
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excellent advice. some honda owners think their car goes down only 1000 a year with 20k miles a year.

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[quote=barnaby33]Unless of course, driving it into the ground only takes you 100 miles or so. Not ever changing the oil, can also lead to early grounding.

Josh[/quote]
a fella i know just got an accord. his 19 year old prelude konked out at 350k miles with original powertrain.

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[quote=barnaby33]Unless of course, driving it into the ground only takes you 100 miles or so. Not ever changing the oil, can also lead to early grounding.

Josh[/quote]
a fella i know just got an accord. his 19 year old prelude konked out at 350k miles with original powertrain.

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[quote=barnaby33]Unless of course, driving it into the ground only takes you 100 miles or so. Not ever changing the oil, can also lead to early grounding.

Josh[/quote]
a fella i know just got an accord. his 19 year old prelude konked out at 350k miles with original powertrain.

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[quote=barnaby33]Unless of course, driving it into the ground only takes you 100 miles or so. Not ever changing the oil, can also lead to early grounding.

Josh[/quote]
a fella i know just got an accord. his 19 year old prelude konked out at 350k miles with original powertrain.

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[quote=barnaby33]Unless of course, driving it into the ground only takes you 100 miles or so. Not ever changing the oil, can also lead to early grounding.

Josh[/quote]
a fella i know just got an accord. his 19 year old prelude konked out at 350k miles with original powertrain.

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[quote=donaldduckmoore]”The way to beat this is to buy your car new and drive it into the ground.”

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i prefer buying a 2-5 year old car then drive it until the wheels come off.

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[quote=donaldduckmoore]”The way to beat this is to buy your car new and drive it into the ground.”

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i prefer buying a 2-5 year old car then drive it until the wheels come off.

[patb]

[quote=donaldduckmoore]”The way to beat this is to buy your car new and drive it into the ground.”

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i prefer buying a 2-5 year old car then drive it until the wheels come off.

[patb]

[quote=donaldduckmoore]”The way to beat this is to buy your car new and drive it into the ground.”

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i prefer buying a 2-5 year old car then drive it until the wheels come off.

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