• SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org
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      1 year ago

      People who buy new are wild to me. I can afford a new car, or I could just buy a car that’s only a few years old with low mileage and save a ton of money. Seems like a no brainer to me.

      • LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch
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        1 year ago

        Depends on when. There have been many times in the past 20 years that “low mileage” cars are only a couple thousand less than new, and some rare cases during the pandemic where used was more than new, cause new didn’t exist.

        Even now depending on where you live, you have to get a fairly used car to get a significant discount.

      • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Right but the people they worship buy new cars, and they’re just temporarily disgraced millionaires so this 90 grand truck is worth it.

      • ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social
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        1 year ago

        There are very few electric cars available used, which severely limits my options if I want to be responsible with an automobile purchase.

    • hark@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It can depend. I bought new in 2017, but it was for a 2017 chevy volt. It was discounted plus had a $7500 tax credit (which I wouldn’t get if I bought used). Final price after absolutely everything was about $20k, though the money I saved on gas helps bring that down. Still driving it to this day and loving it the whole time.