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Old 01-16-2016, 11:41 AM   #7
Sharp11
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Originally Posted by ff View Post
That's it in a nutshell. Again, the reason why I keep punting, and buying Accords these days. Other than the whole "not terribly fun to drive" thing, you really can't go wrong owning one. Cheap to buy, cheap to own, plenty of interior room, fantastic resale. Financially speaking, I'm not sure how you could do much better.
The only time buying new makes sense is when the new car price equals the slightly used price - which is entirely possible if you shop hard enough; it also makes sense to buy new if you keep your cars a long time.

Otherwise, buying used is always the ticket, and if you buy something almost new with very low miles, and keep it a long time - you've made the best deal.
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