09-15-2006, 12:16 PM
most of the points i'd bring up (for both sides) have already been brought up by people here. however, there are tons of intangibles when buying a new vs used car. a dealer maintained bmw is all well and good as they recommend an oil change at 15k. my brother who's got an E46 325 (that he's thinking of selling btw evan) is paranoid about the 15k intervals despite what i tell him. he changes the oil with castrol syntech inbetween the intervals. conversely, you could have some stupid slut similar to the one pete bought his E36 from that probably doesnt even know where oil goes. drastic data points, i know, but you get my point. also, with a new car, its awesome getting it new, but until you get that first scratch (and no matter how careful you are, you WILL get that first scratch) you are super paranoid about where you park it, where you leave it, what its next to, etc. no mcdonalds drive-thru for fear of the fries stinking up the car. (once that smell is in there, there's no getting it out)
personally, i like the feel of a new car (STi still drives like its new) but i like not really caring about the used car. john dropped his motorcycle on my miata and i could give two flying fucks. if he had done that on my suby, i'd be a bit upset.
take that for what you will, just my thoughts
personally, i like the feel of a new car (STi still drives like its new) but i like not really caring about the used car. john dropped his motorcycle on my miata and i could give two flying fucks. if he had done that on my suby, i'd be a bit upset.
take that for what you will, just my thoughts
1994 Ford Ranger
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3