New car vs 2nd hand

[King Cnvt]

What's the wise choice?

Buy a low rent car (Ford or Vauxhall) new at a car supermarket with big discounts - full manuf warranty, no MOT for 3 yrs, all new and shiny, delivery miles only

OR

Spend the same amount on a 3-4 year old "prestige" motor like a BMW, Audi, Merc? But it's 2nd hand, needs MOT-ing at some stage and has probably done 50K+ miles.

[Bagpuss]

How much money do you want to spend, what kind of car? salloon, h/b?

[zathras]

What's the wise choice?

Buy a low rent car (Ford or Vauxhall) new at a car supermarket with big discounts - full manuf warranty, no MOT for 3 yrs, all new and shiny, delivery miles only

OR

Spend the same amount on a 3-4 year old "prestige" motor like a BMW, Audi, Merc? But it's 2nd hand, needs MOT-ing at some stage and has probably done 50K+ miles.

New cars tend to lose a lot of money in value. I've bought 2nd hand but that was from a dealer and the car was checked out by the RAC.

[King Cnvt]

How much money do you want to spend, what kind of car? salloon, h/b?

Wife needs a car. Will spend around £15K. She likes big cars, usually drives big saloon cars or coupes, but really anything will do. Too much choice really.

Has to be automatic. She likes BMW's and Mercs.

[Benny]

Wife needs a car. Will spend around £15K. She likes big cars, usually drives big saloon cars or coupes, but really anything will do. Too much choice really.

Has to be automatic. She likes BMW's and Mercs.

Auto's the way to go...manuals are for tractors & lorries

[VectraMan]

Auto's the way to go...manuals are for tractors & lorries

Autos are for old people and the disabled.

Buy a 3 or 4 year old Japanese car. Enjoy yourself with all the money you've saved and will continue to save. Laugh at the Ford/Vauxhall/BMW/Mercedes owners.

[SoupDragon]

My Dad bought a BMW new. I thought he was stupid at the time but he has kept it for 12 years and it has done 150,000 miles and NEVER gone wrong once.

[Old Greg]

[QUOTE=VectraMan]Autos are for old people and the disabled.
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Don't forget the Americans.

[swamp]

Presige cars depreciate less, so can actually work out cheaper than buying a cheaper car, as it were.

Try a used Audi A4 auto. Preferably with leather seats

[Benny]

Autos are for old people and the disabled.

How quaint, do you also wind your windows up and down?

Buy a 3 or 4 year old Japanese car.

Just in time for a clutch change