How many brand new cars?

[Nov3]

Three.

None of which caused my rates to go up. In fact I got better rates from having safety features on my vehicles.

Lets say One was a Honda, One was a (egads!!- Renault), and One - Nissan.

Best one by far- the Nissan

Best Used car I had was a Ford TBird Classic 1967. Not for reliability though....It was a great car to learn from in mechanics....Enjoyed fixing it up and then selling it for a nice profit .

[Scooby Snacks]

Three cars. A Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevy Tracker, and a Chevy Malibu. The last 20 years I only bought used.

[OotsaPootsa]

1974 VW sedan.

[IGoZoom]

Here are all the cars I've bought new, starting with a '91 Honda Civic when I was 16yrs old-

1991 Honda Civic DX 3-door
1993 Honda Civic EX 4-door
1996 Honda Accord EX 4-door
2003 Acura 3.2 TL Type-S (lease)
2006 Mazda3 s 5-door
2012 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring
2015 Volvo V60 T6 AWD R-Design (lease)

I've owned eight others (usually owned at least two simultaneously), but they were purchased used.

I was a Honda (and Acura) devotee for over 15 years. Then I fell in love with Mazda (and Volvo).

[Coldjensens]

Me: One. 1995 Camaro Z28 - drove it for 18 years then gave it to my son.

Wife: Two. A 1988 or 1989 Hyundai Excel. Happily totaled when it was about 4 years old. Saved us from a financial mess. 2000 (or 1999) Dodge RAM conversion van - very fancy. Rear ended in July 2000, never really right after that, totaled in 2005 - Kind of sad about that one, we still liked it quite a lot and the insurance money could not buy an equal. Those things really depreciate. It stickered above $43,000 give or take a little. We bought it for $34,000 give or take a little. In only 5 years it depreciated to $13,500.

Experimented with the new car thing, didn't get it. Went back to buying slightly used. Even with Dad's GM discount in most cases it does not make financial sense.

I would rather let someone else absorb the loss and get angry over the first dent or door ding. I already got the savings - the second one does not matter and I do not need to get angry.