Click bait title aside, I had a realization today. My car purchase satisfaction correlates 100% with whether the car was new or used.
New cars: 100% successful
Used cars: 0% successful
The new cars I've bought I've liked it a lot and wanted to keep it a long time..
Used cars that I've purchased (or acquired) didn't stick around long
- 1985 Dodge Aries K (inherited from my Grandmother)
- 1993 Honda Accord (inherited from dad. Drove for a while but only because I couldn't afford anything else)
- E30 325i
- E90 BMW 325xiT
- Porsche Cayman R
OK the inherited cars don't really count because they weren't choices I made.
The rest: probably pure randomness due to small sample size? Or maybe I make less informed choices on used vehicles because "I can sell it and not lose money"?
Either way I found it interesting. Let's just hope my 3rd new car purchase doesn't break this trend.