3 year old used to be the sweet spot but when I bought a car two years ago, 3 year old cars cost almost as much as new ones so I went with new. I would also no

3 year old used to be the sweet spot but when I bought a car two years ago, 3 year old cars cost almost as much as new ones so I went with new. I would also not call a 3 year old car a “beater”. A “beater” is more like 15 years old.