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>(The entry-level Chery retails in Qatar for about $15,000 USD—try finding a new car of any kind in the United States for $15,000.) The competition for a $15,0

>(The entry-level Chery retails in Qatar for about $15,000 USD—try finding a new car of any kind in the United States for $15,000.) The competition for a $15,000 new car is the US is used cars, which are available in great abundance for under $15,000.

mystified5016 1y ago
Buying a used car instead of new is essentially theft from the manufacturers. Won't someone think of these poor helpless mega-corporations?!
- bluGill 1y ago
  No it isn't. If everyone bought new they would have to sell cars for much less money and in turn make less. Most new car buyers can only afford it because of the trade in value, and this falls down the line.
snovymgodym 1y ago
All things being equal I'd rather have a new car for $15000 than a used one.
- bluGill 1y ago
  But all is not equal - the used car will have a lot more features.
  - jazzyjackson 1y ago
    and a lot more shit to break. nice thing about a cheap car is it has manual seat adjustment, an AC and a radio. My friend just bought a 20 year old volvo and the locking gas cap malfunctioned while we were being shown the vehicle and testing all the buttons out. The dealer just took a screwdriver and popped the lid with a screwdriver - now the gas cap doesn't latch at all.
  - Glyptodon 1y ago
    Like what? They all have AC and a stereo of some sort. Like WTH else really matters? TBH most of the feature upsells make so little sense to me (floor mats and real spare tires excepted I guess) that I don't get how they're successful. I like the auto dim mirrors, but not enough to add a grand to my price.
- supportengineer 1y ago
  Nissan Versa with manual transmission
  - Glyptodon 1y ago
    Nissan Versa is like my one and only example of a new car that feels so cheap I'd only ever buy new or used as a last resort. It used to be one of the cars that would help make things like the Kia Soul seem amazing in comparison . (And I saw with my current car being too cheap for cruise control.)
nxm 1y ago
Apples to oranges as safety standards are different. We are for safety, no?
- bluGill 1y ago
  Are you sure that new car meets safety standards?

mystified5016 1y ago

Buying a used car instead of new is essentially theft from the manufacturers. Won't someone think of these poor helpless mega-corporations?!

bluGill 1y ago
No it isn't. If everyone bought new they would have to sell cars for much less money and in turn make less. Most new car buyers can only afford it because of the trade in value, and this falls down the line.

snovymgodym 1y ago

All things being equal I'd rather have a new car for $15000 than a used one.

bluGill 1y ago
But all is not equal - the used car will have a lot more features.
- jazzyjackson 1y ago
  and a lot more shit to break. nice thing about a cheap car is it has manual seat adjustment, an AC and a radio. My friend just bought a 20 year old volvo and the locking gas cap malfunctioned while we were being shown the vehicle and testing all the buttons out. The dealer just took a screwdriver and popped the lid with a screwdriver - now the gas cap doesn't latch at all.
- Glyptodon 1y ago
  Like what? They all have AC and a stereo of some sort. Like WTH else really matters? TBH most of the feature upsells make so little sense to me (floor mats and real spare tires excepted I guess) that I don't get how they're successful. I like the auto dim mirrors, but not enough to add a grand to my price.
supportengineer 1y ago
Nissan Versa with manual transmission
- Glyptodon 1y ago
  Nissan Versa is like my one and only example of a new car that feels so cheap I'd only ever buy new or used as a last resort. It used to be one of the cars that would help make things like the Kia Soul seem amazing in comparison . (And I saw with my current car being too cheap for cruise control.)

nxm 1y ago

Apples to oranges as safety standards are different. We are for safety, no?

bluGill 1y ago
Are you sure that new car meets safety standards?