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There is this weird thing going on here in Australia where you buy a new car, drive around for a year or two, and sell it second hand and make a profit. I thin
by jay_kyburz 4y ago
There is this weird thing going on here in Australia where you buy a new car, drive around for a year or two, and sell it second hand and make a profit.
I think people must assume that second hand cars are cheaper and not actually checking what price they can get on a new car.
Perhaps they just check the advertised price and not realize you can get the dealer to knock off thousands if you pretend you are not interested.
- JohnFen 4y agoI'm in the US, and I bought the car I currently drive used for $2,000. It is, without exaggeration, the best and most reliable car I've owned in my life (even counting the new car I owned). Used cars can absolutely be cheaper than new ones even if you have great haggling skills at the dealership. I bought it pre-covid, though, and I know that used car prices became insane during the pandemic. But they'll settle back to norm (if they haven't already).