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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
In my mind most used cars are not properly taken care of. I'm not saying I am right but my reasoning is this; why would a person sell their car? Sure some need something bigger or smaller, maybe they don't need it anymore, or maybe they just want something newer. In my mind those situations are in the minority and most people want a new car because theirs is starting to break down. So why would I want to buy a car that is starting to break down?
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Every car, whether new or used, is breaking down. Every km put on it breaks it down a bit more. Luckily, we know generally how long cars lasts. If you buy a car with 50,000 kms on it, you know it has a really good 100,000 kms in it and can keep going up to 300,000 kms if you want to keep it going. Original owners that sell their cars at 50,000 kms incur very high per-km costs versus somebody else buying their car at 50,000 kms or 100,000 kms. You should look at your cost per km. Buying new it'll be high; buying used it'll be relatively low.