Difference between nearly new car and used car

jase1

s_b wrote: »

you cant answer the question

I gave you an answer -- Fiat.

What, are you saying you don't agree now?

pinkteapot

Doesn't seem like a good enough discount for the nearly-new. We bought a one year old Mondeo last summer with 11k miles on the clock. Original list price about £22k (so I'm guessing people actually paid £17-18k???), we paid £12.5k.

We went with so called 'nearly new' (aka second hand but not very old) because of the cost saving vs brand new.

Upside: Any major manufacturing faults should already have become apparent and been dealt with.

Downside: You don't have the choice of trim/colour combo as you do with brand new, so it depends if you can happen to find a nearly new one that you like.

Nearly_Old

colino wrote: »

Best buy, if you are keeping for a long time, is the one-owner, 2-3 year old car from private hands with a copper-plated service history. You will have saved on the cliff-face depreciation, the wrinkles will have been sorted out and if they are affluent enough to change so often, the car will have been well looked after.

This is what I have done when changing the daily driver. The current one is a one-owner 2003 Citroen C5 2.2HdiSX bought in Feb 2006 for £6.5k with 21k on the clock - the original purchase invoice was in the car for £19k. 6 years on it's now up to 111K, passed it's MoT with no advisories and taxed for another year. I've had the usual wear and tyre items (tyres, brake pads, etc) and the cam belt was changed early at 75k. Keep thinking that it will need replacing but it just keeps on going and could easily last another 5 years or even more now that I have retired and do far less mileage.

eamon

I don't think car manufacturers make bad/unreliable cars anymore. Instead what we have are lots of motoring journo's and their own opinions, JD Powers and Which with their puny data sets and finally numerous internet forums with agrieved posters.
To the OP get a car that suits your pocket, driving style, is comfy for you to drive and that you like. Don't be fooled, bemused or distracted by a badge for after all it is only a badge.