Should I Buy A New Car?

November 29th, 2007 | Selling and Buying Cars

One of the worst things that can happen to you on the way to work is your car breaking down. That happened tom me when I was only 19 year old. My belowed car broke totally down and blew smoke from the hood. I remember being so worried that I was going to lose my job. The good news is that I didn’t. Apparently it was time to buy a new car. Not that I had the funds for that. This is when my dad let me in on a little secret. It’s absurd to purchase a new vehicle when you can get one that’s practically new for much less.

Shopping around is the key. I don’t care if you’re in the market to buy a new car or something with a bit of wear, you need to browse first. I’ve often found that smaller towns sell cars at lower costs. And one major thing we have going for us as the customers now days is the web. We can see what vehicles cost, so there’s no duping from the dealers. Do the research online before hitting the dealerships.

I prefer to purchase slightly used cars. Take the Miata I used to drive for example. I purchased this car used in 1994. It was a 1992 Mazda Miata with only 9000 miles on it. To the eye, this car appeared brand spanking new. There were no two ways about it. So naturally I was stoked at the 13,400 dollar sticker price pasted across the windshield. I had previously looked into these cars and they ran around 20 grand new. This was a deal I had to seize. I wasn’t about to buy a new car when I could get one that was just like new for over 6,000 less.

I think most people assume that it’s ideal to buy a new car, but I disagree I think you can make a much better deal buying a 2 year old car. Do not be surprised that you can even find good quality and almost new cars on sale at government car auctions. Try it you’ll be surprised. So why spend all that hard-earned money on a new vehicle? So if you do not mind a second hand car, then government seized car auctions are great hunting grounds to buy a new car.

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