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[quote=Anonymous]Know that when you buy a more expensive car, the cars have more things go wrong and higher service costs.  We drove a crappy VW for 10 years, and never worried about maintenance because it was just a cheap car. We only spent $1000 over 10 years on any fixes, including new tires. Got an Audi after that, and couldn't believe the cost for regular maintenance. And then how much stuff is constantly going wrong in nicer cars. talked to my friends with peer cars and they're all in the same boat.

Also, we have historically been all about trying to save a little cash by buying used. But... we weren't looking to buy off craigslist or anything. So we found that once you start looking only at reputable sellers (dealerships, carmax etc), the discounts for used aren't that great. They basically reflect the depreciation of the car.  But it's not that 30% nosedive in value that people always say that happens with cars as soon as you drive them off the lot.  For us (and sounds like you too), we hold on to our cars for 10 years. But 10 years life is probably the best you can hope for before any car starts to require some major repair costs. So if you buy a 2 year old car, you can only count on 8 years before you start to count on problems.  Given the only nominal discount you received for buying used, you are probably better off buying new and getting the full 10 years out of it.  Just my experience. [/quote]

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