Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?

[Anonymous]

Just for me (Mom) to commute work and back occasional pick up 2-3 teens

[Anonymous]

Safety
Capability
And parking

[Anonymous]

Toyota, all day everyday.

[Anonymous]

Toyota, no contest.

[Anonymous]

Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.

Why?

Because they hold their value so well that used ones are not that much less than a new one.

Honda civics and accords used to be like this as well.

[Anonymous]

Timely! We just decided between a 2010 Toyota Yaris with 62000 miles and a 2012 Beetle with 28000 miles. Got the Beetle and was unprepared to love it as much as I do. It is in pristine condition and unbeknownst to me until after we got it, came with a 9 speaker award winning Fender stereo with a subwoofer in the trunk. I have rediscovered music in this mobile sound studio and am sad when my commute to come to an end. I used to be strictly podcasts and news, now I am transported. Maybe it was the "wrong decision" but I am sure feeling joy.

[Anonymous]

Volkswagen is absolute garbage. Once the electrical system starts to have issues, the car instantly becomes a bottomless pit you heave money into. This is almost always due to bad chassis grounds on circuits all over the car. They're made of a really crappy grade of brass plated aluminum, and once they start to corrode, everything goes to sh!t.

It always starts with either the window controls, or the cigarette lighter/power port. After that, look out.

[Anonymous]

VW Bug? What are you a time frozen 14-year-old from the 70s? Those are awful cars on so many levels I don’t know where to start.

[Anonymous]

VWs are awful!

[Anonymous]

They are so cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.

I guess that depends on what your definition of "not much less" is. You can easily save 5k on a vehicle that only has 40k miles. They will go for at least 300k, so 40k is nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: VW Bug? What are you a time frozen 14-year-old from the 70s? Those are awful cars on so many levels I don’t know where to start.

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Timely! We just decided between a 2010 Toyota Yaris with 62000 miles and a 2012 Beetle with 28000 miles. Got the Beetle and was unprepared to love it as much as I do. It is in pristine condition and unbeknownst to me until after we got it, came with a 9 speaker award winning Fender stereo with a subwoofer in the trunk. I have rediscovered music in this mobile sound studio and am sad when my commute to come to an end. I used to be strictly podcasts and news, now I am transported. Maybe it was the "wrong decision" but I am sure feeling joy.

Thanks!