I posted this in another forum
As for me I think that new cars in MY are overrated.
What makes ppl think that buying new cars are better and are afraid of used cars due maintenance?
Tell me how many ppl u know in MY that never serviced his/her new car even after 5 years? almost 0 (for me it is NULL) because they bought these expensive cars with their LIFE. Cars are expensive in MY and we all know it.
And maintenance is not that expensive. Gearboxes don;t fail every month or even every year
that is the most expensive part that could fail apart from engine and some electronics.
Plus remember you bought the car for much much less than the paranoid guy who bought new to save on pre-meditated assumption that 2nd hand cars will always be problematic, not properly maintained or accident damage. The depreciation can be as high as 30% per year sometimes especially for certain makes and models.
On accident damage, unless the G or Insurance Co take a more pro-active action,buyers will be safer like those in the UK. But hey then again small accident and fender bender don;t count as when ppl drive, bad things happen.
If you happen to know a car that has been in a heavy acc but not a total loss, by all means go buy it but pay less..a lot less. That is a bargain awaiting to be found.
Heavy acc could be a high speed highway crash front or rear, as long as there no serious structural damage such as crumpled or bent chassis,then the car is repairable and as safe as when the car was new.
tell tale sign of a or bent chassis is when you see the front or rear glass has been shattered due to the chassis being distorted around the windows frame. then please do not buy this car! This is a category B or A which is a total loss in the UK by British Motor Insurer whereby a B total loss category could only be sold as parts ONLY while category A means the car is a scrap and no parts maybe sold.
Category C and D is where D is minor accident and totally safe after approved repair and category C is a serious accident but salvageable and can be repaired and be road-legal after special vehical inspection approva. But in the UK there is no rasuah so you can make your own judgement if the system were to be implemented here.
But then if you have money and have loads to spare then by all means please go ahead and buy new so enviroment-conscious ppl like me can buy and help turning the earth greener by recycling
