poll : New or Used

[Russ]

Answers on a post card

[TiG]

For me its used car all the way, no way i'd spend 10K+ for 2 or 3K to be wiped off the value from taking it off the forecourt. But i do believe that people need to be educated that buying a car should depend on their circumstances. Some people think buying a £200 fiesta as a run around is a bargin till it costs them a thousand pounds in the first few weeks keeping it on the road.

TiG

[Raz316]

used, I cannot afford new. :/

I would like to buy a brand new car one day, when I am hugely successful and earn alot of money for some reason

[Trash Man]

The only time I would ever buy a new car would be if I was stinking rich, and I can't see that ever happening.

[Blub2k]

Ehhh Bus or bike?? Hydrocarbons are bad mmmmmkay

[Skii]

New

import it

[Zak33]

New...dont Import It...no Need Anymore.

[Skii]

New...dont Import It...no Need Anymore.

true m8 true - prices are more reasonable now

plus we need peeps like Zakky around in the car industry

[Zak33]

Take Zafira for example.....I have just brought 10 of the same model...but they're cheap.

1.8 16v Elegance in Black Sapphire

List Price....£18120 inc Metallic

My Price (04 plate)

£13995 Vauxhall, not Opel, not imported, and 3 year warranty.

Cant go wrong.

Zafira 1.6 16v Life (base model but now with ABS)
Silver
List £15320
My price £10,995

SOld 4 of those on Saturday...1 left.

Now I'm not making any money out of them, but it'll help hit the target and we'll get a Volume Bonus.

Some cars still worth importing, but not Vauxhall at the mo

[Lead_Head]

Used for me... unless I'd save more by loosing value off the forecourt and getting free insurance than paying for it myself on a used car

[Angus]

If I was buying, I'd go used.

But my lease hire/contract plan suits me at the moment.

[Russ]

i'm planning on buying used next year when i sell my week old car on...

depends what you want from your car i suppose.

[Rave]

I can't see the point of buying new now. There are so many people buying new that depreciation is very high, and cars are so well made now that an average 2-3 year old car has 85-90% of its useful life left (for typically 50% of the new price).

It's interesting to note when you go to France that used cars are worth more over there. I saw a ratty 10-12 year old Vauxhall cavalier (well, its Opel equivalent obviously) selling for about £1300. It'd have been worth less than £500 over here. I guess they just buy fewer new cars, so their market isn't so oversaturated with used ones.

[Russ]

its to get newer cars on the road rave, wack the prices of new cars down, and used 1's up.

[sdp]

Buying abrand new car is silly if it's just an A to B thing, 500-1500 will get a nice run-around and you're not stuck with monthly repayments til the car is falling to bits.

[Russ]

depends how well u think it threw sdp. im selling my car next year, so ill have payed for 1 years insurance on a nippy car and drove a new car for a year.