• @PriorityMotif@lemmy.world
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    149 hours ago

    A decent 7 year old car with 100k miles on it currently goes for about $15k. Everything private sale is a lemon, completely used up with over 200k miles, or 20+ years old. All still asking thousands more than they’re worth.

    • Every used car I’ve ever owned cost thousands in repairs that were unexpected. Head gaskets, alternators, O2 sensors, intake manifolds, ignition coils, brake calipers, radiators, every fucking time. It’s cheaper to just get a five year loan on a 2 year old car around $20k than to fuck with anything used.

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        4 hours ago

        That’s really close to a Camry hybrid too, then you get a warranty plus residual value is going to be very high.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿
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        36 hours ago

        Thats what I just did. Got a former lease, certified pre owned (so some semblance of a warranty) and half the price of new. Things got every option and even self drives on the highway

        • @Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          36 hours ago

          Same here. Certified pre-owned brings (or at least brought) price down for luxury cars down to about the same as the cheapest barebones brand new car for me. Less than a year till my car is paid off now.

          Don’t like needing a car but if I’m going to have one I will damn well be comfortable and not sore from driving to/from work.

      • @Cypher@lemmy.world
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        04 hours ago

        A 2 year old car is used. It’s like c/fuckcars just turns peoples brains off when discussing vehicles.