There was an analysis done by a respected frugal blog (can't find it now) on new v. used. From what I remember, the result was "new" only won if you intended t

There was an analysis done by a respected frugal blog (can't find it now) on new v. used. From what I remember, the result was "new" only won if you intended to get a car and have it for a very long time. Eventually you could overcome the initial depreciation with decreased maintenance. Obviously, there are a lot of assumptions, chief among them, that we were only talking about cars with good maintenance histories. A lot of people would like to not have the same car for 15+ years -- they should get a used car.