Soldato
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Someone has to buy new cars or there wouldnt be a second-hand market. As long as it isn't me I don't care 

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You also have to consider that if no one brought new cars, there wouldn't be any second hand cars for you "wise" lot that would never buy a brand new car.
In case I'm included in that, I drive an '02 Astra. I own it because I like it and wanted it, but I certainly wouldn't buy a brand new one.
It really ruffles me when people go on and on about depreciation.
If someone came on here with a spanking new GT2, or an M3 they would get the "nice car" from the majority of people, yet this is probably going to depreciate more in five years than the Astra cost in the first place.
You also have to consider that if no one brought new cars, there wouldn't be any second hand cars for you "wise" lot that would never buy a brand new car.
Sure, if a high mileage, four year old car is your thing, then fair play - but you should be thanking the people who have bought a brand new car because it isn't their thing.
If someone came on here with a spanking new GT2, or an M3 they would get the "nice car" from the majority of people, yet this is probably going to depreciate more in five years than the Astra cost in the first place.
You also have to consider that if no one brought new cars, there wouldn't be any second hand cars for you "wise" lot that would never buy a brand new car.
Sure, if a high mileage, four year old car is your thing, then fair play - but you should be thanking the people who have bought a brand new car because it isn't their thing.
Bingo! Can bet you any money cars such as BMW, Merc etc depreciate roughly the same amount!
Just buy the car you want, new or old. Life is about learning lessons and you might look back and think it was a very stupid thing to do, you may look back and not even remember you spunked some cash on a bland mobile, because life's too short and in the grand scale this decision, in your life, might mean bugger all. If every decision in life was rationale or 'managed' to such an extent we'd be called [TW]Fox.