Would you buy a new car?

cyclonebri1

Alexwild wrote: »

MSE isn't just about the lowest price though, it's about the best value.

(I've had 2 brand new company cars with my choice of colour and options and it's a good feeling when they arrive)

Totally agree, and it's simple in my mind in all but 0,01% of occasions a new car will lose you serious money. The difference of say 30% between a new car and 1 with 5K on the dial is how I see value, regardless of model


I bet you get a good feeling when someone gives you a new car free:D:D:D, so would I, ok, I know it's not free but for us poor folks that have to buy it's a bit different, you don't have the issues of knowing a large chunk of your hard earned disappeared down the road when you signed on the dotted......

missile

To my mind it is about freedom of choice. Some may choose to "waste" their disposable income on a new car, whilst others choose gambling on the horses, beer, new clothes, holiday, latest gadgets.

daveparker

I usually buy a car from 6 months to 12 months old from one of the car supermarkets, they are heavily discounted from the new price and you still get most of the warranty and MOT period. Yes the 'new car smell' is nice but a good valet usually has the same effect!

I think even if I won millions on the lottery I still wouldn't buy a new car - eg for 100k I could have one new Aston Martin Vantage or a used lotus elise, a TVR tuscan, a nice Caterham, a 5 year old 911 and a used Vantage all lined up on my drive together with a nice nearly new runabout. A fleet of cars all for the cost of 1 new car!

Strider590

New cars = Teething problems

Some unlucky people end up with brand new cars that spend weeks in the garage having stuff fixed......
Manufacturers and dealers don't care, because they just charge the cost + labour, to the original parts supplier.

peter_the_piper

missile wrote: »

To my mind it is about freedom of choice. Some may choose to "waste" their disposable income on a new car, whilst others choose gambling on the horses, beer, new clothes, holiday, latest gadgets.

Someone has to or there won't be any used cars eventually.

Masomnia

My mum buys new, outright.

But I can kind of see her logic, she knows nowt about cars, wouldn't have a clue whether something was in good nick or not, would rather have the peace of mind of the warranty and knowing only she had driven it.

Nothing too flash, the last Toyota Starlet lasted her over 10 years and nothing went wrong with it. So I suppose even though it was new, it wasn't too bad in terms of value as it needed no repairs.

I'm a bit more sceptical. My 206 is 9 years old, good condition, 40,000 miles and was £1700, which I reckon was pretty good. Hoping to get three years out of it by which time I'll have saved up a bit to get something a bit better and can part-ex it in. Don't think I'd buy new, however.

Trebor16

Strider590 wrote: »

New cars = Teething problems

Some unlucky people end up with brand new cars that spend weeks in the garage having stuff fixed......
Manufacturers and dealers don't care, because they just charge the cost + labour, to the original parts supplier.

So every single new car has teething problems?

Tobster86

BobQ wrote: »

So you always buy second hand televisions, washing machines, suits, etc>

Washing machines, yes. I bought a 15 year old Hotpoint last year on ebay for £40 because to get a decent new one you have to A) know who's good, which changes every few months (even Bosch went through a bad phase in 2006) and Spend a lot. And as with my old cars, parts are cheap & easy to replace.

Televisions are an invalid point because they're SO cheap and advancing SO rapidly, as well as being built to last <5 years anyway, it's rarely worth buying second hand unless it's for the spare room.

As for clothes; there's nothing wrong with partaking some of Oxfam's offerings for doing the gardening in; although to be honest the charity shops seem more expensive than buying new.