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to buy a car at its first year when it's remodeled?
If you look at Carscomplaints.com, you can see that you get most complaints (transmission, engine, etc. problems) are for the first year when it's remodeled. Example would be Accord, Camry, etc.
So, would it be a good idea to wait untill the second year?
to buy a car at its first year when it's remodeled?
If you look at Carscomplaints.com, you can see that you get most complaints (transmission, engine, etc. problems) are for the first year when it's remodeled. Example would be Accord, Camry, etc.
So, would it be a good idea to wait untill the second year?
This has always been the case.All cars have quirks and you see them in the first year
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Yeah, just figure that you're basically part of the company's R & D process for the first year or so of any new design (automotive, electronic, whatever). And naturally some companies seem to rush things to market sooner than others.
I think all cars regardless of make have their share of problems be they first year or whenever. cars and their production are so advanced today that I doubt there would be too many problems with a first run, of course there is always that pesky human element. Many new cars use the same old proven engines that have had a few extra mods.
It is rare to see a downright lemon nowadays.
I wouldn't worry about first year runs.
I always wait two years minimum before buying. That way, when the car is first released, it typically takes a year for enough problems to surface before the factory fixes things, and by then the 2nd year model is out. So most significant changes will show up in the 3rd year release.
There's obviously some variation with this time table among different manufacturers, but it's served me well.
My wife and I got lucky with an '02 Explorer, which was the first year of a complete re-model. Bought it new, we still have it. Think it has about 207k miles on it now, still looks decent and no major mechanical problems. Original trans never rebuilt, engine never apart.
Now, this most certainly is not the norm, but buying a first year model is not always a problem.
I would not say that buying a first-year car is a bad idea, but the general track record is typically the first 2-3 years of a new model production see a lot of tweaks the to car. I think the typical model car ends up with about 50-100 TSBs over its production run, with most happening in the first three years.
If you buy a new model in its first year, you may have some things to iron out, but warranties typically handle them and overall cars are more reliable now than at any time in history.
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If you buy a new model in its first year, you may have some things to iron out, but warranties typically handle them and overall cars are more reliable now than at any time in history.
Most yes, but we just got another recall on the 2002 Liberty, 12 years old.
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