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Old 10-19-2018, 01:04 PM   #1
rumatt
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New Cars > Used Cars

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..
  • E46
  • Colorado

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.
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