Re: A main reason for low numbers of used cars??? Cars are piles of sh** these days!
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I think a lot of that might depend on the make, model, and year of the car.
I've only had 3 brand new cars in my life. They were all Mazda 626's and none of them gave me trouble mechanically. Just the usual stuff depending on the age and wear and tear of the car. All of them were stick shifts which was my transmission of choice at the time.
I had a 1984 Mazda 626 for 5 years. Then I had a 1990 Mazda 626,which I kept for 10 years until my ex-husband totaled it while delivering pizza. My last new car was a 2000 Mazda 626 which I kept for 18 yrs until it just got old and began to have too many mechanical problems to keep. When I knew it was time to move on and get something else, I swore off buying any more new cars and looked for a good, reliable, sedan with low miles and an automatic transmission because my intent in making that next purchase was that it would be my LAST car for myself. I'm too old to want to mess with standard transmissions anymore so for the first time in my adult life... I was in the market to buy a car with an automatic.
In 2018 I found exactly what I was looking for. I bought my used 2015 Toyota Camry at a reputable dealership for $16,000. It had 31,272 miles on it, it's an automatic, was never wrecked, and other than a few minor scratches, it's in very good condition. It has 47,221 miles on it now and from what I can tell, the same car now would cost me approx $18,000-$20,000. There's no way I could buy a 2015 Toyota Camry in 2023 not even for what I paid in 2018. It's a lot more now... 5 years later than what I paid. Weird that prices have used cars have gone UP when they used to go down.
My Camry hasn't given me a lick of problems and I love the car. Other than putting gas in it, all I've had to do in the past 5 years is get regular oil changes and buy a battery. Since I only put about 4,000 miles on my car a year, I only get the oil changed about once a year. It has turned out to be a great car for me.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2023 09:19AM by MamaRAMa.
I've only had 3 brand new cars in my life. They were all Mazda 626's and none of them gave me trouble mechanically. Just the usual stuff depending on the age and wear and tear of the car. All of them were stick shifts which was my transmission of choice at the time.
I had a 1984 Mazda 626 for 5 years. Then I had a 1990 Mazda 626,which I kept for 10 years until my ex-husband totaled it while delivering pizza. My last new car was a 2000 Mazda 626 which I kept for 18 yrs until it just got old and began to have too many mechanical problems to keep. When I knew it was time to move on and get something else, I swore off buying any more new cars and looked for a good, reliable, sedan with low miles and an automatic transmission because my intent in making that next purchase was that it would be my LAST car for myself. I'm too old to want to mess with standard transmissions anymore so for the first time in my adult life... I was in the market to buy a car with an automatic.
In 2018 I found exactly what I was looking for. I bought my used 2015 Toyota Camry at a reputable dealership for $16,000. It had 31,272 miles on it, it's an automatic, was never wrecked, and other than a few minor scratches, it's in very good condition. It has 47,221 miles on it now and from what I can tell, the same car now would cost me approx $18,000-$20,000. There's no way I could buy a 2015 Toyota Camry in 2023 not even for what I paid in 2018. It's a lot more now... 5 years later than what I paid. Weird that prices have used cars have gone UP when they used to go down.
My Camry hasn't given me a lick of problems and I love the car. Other than putting gas in it, all I've had to do in the past 5 years is get regular oil changes and buy a battery. Since I only put about 4,000 miles on my car a year, I only get the oil changed about once a year. It has turned out to be a great car for me.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/03/2023 09:19AM by MamaRAMa.
