How many brand new cars? (2012, buy, sell, gas)

[HappyRider]

Originally Posted by David A Stone

1964 Chevy Malibu SS
1968 Plymouth Fury
1972 Plymouth Cuda 340
1988 Chevy Nova ( a twin of the Toyota Corolla )
1997 Mercury Tracer
1999 Mercury Tracer
2007 Toyota Camry


I paid $2,800 for my first one and $18,200 for my last one .........43 years later

$8500 for the first, VW Jetta in 1984, and $42000 for the Lexus in 2016.

[Arktikos]

Originally Posted by rbohm

a complete list of new cars i have bought in my lifetime;

none.

Same here. The only time I test drove a new car, with the idea of possibly buying it, was a 4WD AMC Eagle back in the 80's. It was such an unabashed junker that even in my youthful zeal I chose to reject it.

My wife bought a new Honda Fit in 2007. That's it between the two of us.

[SabresFanInSA]

Mine:

2002 Monte Carlo SS
2007 Eclipse
2015 300S

Wife:
2000 Celica GT
2007 Eclipse (we bought them together)
2013 Camaro RS

Tons of used cars before that.

[k374]

1998 Honda Accord LX [Sold]
1999 Honda Accord EXL [Sold]
2000 Lexus RX300 [Sold]
2001 Acura TL Type S [3yr Lease - returned in '04]
2004 Nissan Frontier XE King cab 5spd (current vehicle)
2017 Mazda 3 Hatch Grand Touring 6spd (ordered - arriving Jan '17)

Bikes:
2002 Honda CBR600 F4i [Sold]
2012 Honda CBR1000RR [Sold]

[engineman]

New:
I had a 1959 Austin Healey Sprite.
My wife had a 1957 Chevy 210.
We had a 2000 Chev Blazer.

Between us we had 38 cars that we bought used.

For 20 years I drove company cars, 4 to 6 a year

[frozintime]

New cars are only 2006 scion xb new(175k miles, 14.2k), and 2015 ford transit 250 new (only 29k miles so far). Used was 2004 honda odyssey van($7100)...bought 88k...(138K miles now)...still own(drive 30k per year). Used..... 75 camaro($500(135K miles, crashed), 78 ford grand marquis wagon($200)(150k miles totaled), 81 corolla($300)(180k miles toasted engine), 83 olds '88(best 180k miles inherited from grandma with 70K miles, probably still driving), '85 caprice classic($1800)(190k miles)(best)....knew owner and he had 277K miles when sold, and still driving as of last update, and 2007 honda civic, bought in 2009 for 8K at auction(best)....owner still driving, only 77k miles. Only cars over my 34 years driving....I buy a car and own it forever or get crashed into. I prefer used if possible, but had to have scion and ford transit for business.

[SoHoVe]

I think I've only bought 3 new cars out of 14 or so total.

Only ONE of the used cars (my first car ever) had a seemingly unsolveable problem that affected drivability.

I think "new" is a bit overrated.

[jamies]

ALL my cars are new! New to me.

I've bought a few, last was a 2002 Mistubishi, still have it.

[YAZ]

1986 Plymouth Duster

An absolute joy to drive that 'lil subcompact. 5 speed 4 banger with a hatchback.....great in the snow with front wheel drive and skinny tires. A little old lady turned in front of me and killed that car. I was fine...

1989 Dodge Daytona

The Duster's replacement. Only sports car I ever owned. It felt good to pay it off, only to trade it in on a......

1994 F-150

A piece of junk. I got to know the service managers at two Ford dealerships REAL well.

I leased from 1998 - 2010 so those shouldn't count....unless of course I bought them when the leases were up.....but that wasn't gonna happen....'cuz I love that new car smell....

2010 Chevy Silverado

0% interest loan when lease deals were few and far between. Good truck and I still have it. Second set of tires on it and I've replaced the thermostat. I swapped out that 'lil sensor thingy as well....might as well when I changed the coolant. Decent no-frills truck.

[Tall Traveler]

1. 1978 Honda Accord
2. 1992 Mazda truck
3. 1996 Honda Civic
4. 2004 Honda Pilot
5. 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Just bought for my wife)
6. I hope to buy a Dodge Charger Hellcat in the next year

I've had many used cars between these and have lived most of the last 15 years outside the USA...currently driving a 2016 Toyota Landcruiser provided by my employer working in the Middle East.