Anonymous
12/17/2023 09:06
Subject: Pre-owned vs new - advice?
We've been through this twice now, and went with a new car once and pre-owned the other time.
Pre-owned: found a good deal on a car 1 year old, 10k miles, for significantly lower price than new. Dealer included an extended warranty which as almost as good as the new-car warranty. I've had it for 6 years now, it has 110k miles, no issues.
New: looked for pre-owned, but couldn't find one with the package we wanted. The price for a fully loaded pre-owned was almost the same as a new car with the specific features we cared about. So in that case we went with the new car.
Ownership experience has been almost identical between the two. No difference in quality, maintenance, customer service, etc. So I would just choose based on which has the better value for you (which may or may not be the lowest price).
Pre-owned: found a good deal on a car 1 year old, 10k miles, for significantly lower price than new. Dealer included an extended warranty which as almost as good as the new-car warranty. I've had it for 6 years now, it has 110k miles, no issues.
New: looked for pre-owned, but couldn't find one with the package we wanted. The price for a fully loaded pre-owned was almost the same as a new car with the specific features we cared about. So in that case we went with the new car.
Ownership experience has been almost identical between the two. No difference in quality, maintenance, customer service, etc. So I would just choose based on which has the better value for you (which may or may not be the lowest price).
