How Often Do You Buy A New Car

[Dennis P]

I generally buy cars and keep them until they no longer run. The last new car I purchased was a 1995 Mazda Protege that I got rid of 3 years ago. At that time, it had over 213K miles on it. It served me well all the years I had it.

I now have a 2009 Toyota Corolla that I purchased from a used car dealership back in January, which had 40,8XX miles when I took possession of it. My drive to work is only 3 miles one way so I expect to keep this car for a long time. The car currently has 42,200 or so miles on it.

[ColdAilment]

Never bought a new car. Have only owned 3 cars so far, and I guess I'm fairly young still. I need to be making a lot more money before I decide whether or not to buy a brand new car. They're expensive, and if I do buy a new one, I might as well run it till the wheels fall off, because the value depreciates quickly with a new car.

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by bus man

The original question was a little vague -- "new" can mean "hot off the assembly line" or "used, but new to me."

My first car (1982 Corolla) was bought used, 5 years old; I kept it another 5 years (10 years total) before selling it to a friend so I could buy something larger.

My second car (1992 Camry) was bought "new" (actually a demonstrator) and I kept it for 9 years, until it was totalled in an accident.

My third car (2002 Camry) was bought new and I kept it for 12 years, until I decided to replace it so that I could finish paying off the next one before my wife's car came due for replacement. (One car payment at a time, please!)

My fourth car (2014 Camry) was bought new. I hope to keep it for a good long time.

Not vague. The OP meant brand new car, not a new/used car.

[woxyroxme]

Bought a 1984 Chevette new, drove it 14 years junked it with 229,000 miles.

Drove a 1990 Buick Skylark bought in 1998, wrecked in 2000.

Bought a 1992 Dodge Caravan in 2000 with 120,000 miles now up to 210,000 miles, still driving it.

I also had a 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 in the early 90s as a project car but not as a daily driver, sold it in 1995.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by Computergeek

I buy a new one every 2 years, although I might keep my new BMW longer.

Every 2 years?Seems like an expensive way to do it as you get to eat a lot of the depreciation of the car. do you have some trick of avoiding this financial liability or just dont think/care about it?.
I dont buy new cars and tend to buy 2-4 year old well maintained low mileage used cars that can be up to 30% cheaper than a new one, i usually run them to around 200K-300K