New or pre-owned?

[JabiRider]

Every car you buy was a new one at some stage. Did you sell your dud to someone else or scrap it?

There is a family friend who fixes cars for a living. He offered to buy the bakkie. I sold it to him at a loss, but I was just gatvol. And the wife hated the thing. He put in a brand new engine and he is still driving it 16 years later.

 

[saturnz]

I will need to consult a financial advisor

 

[redspark]

All my 5 cars were bought pre-owned. I would consider a demo though.

 

[saturnz]

So he bought a dud and fixed it up. At least he was family and knew what he was in for. How do you prevent buying a dud second hand car?

have some knowledge of how cars work

 

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Decide on a budget and buy the best car for the money. More often than not a second hand one will be the best you can get. E.g. a 2/3/4 year old Merc/BM/Lexus/Volvo etc can be had for the price of a new Cherry/Ford/VW/Tata etc and will always be the better buy.
So, mostly second hand, though out of the 33 cars I've owned so far, many were bought new.

33 cars ??

 

[JabiRider]

So he bought a dud and fixed it up. At least he was family and knew what he was in for. How do you prevent buying a dud second hand car?

There are no guarantees, I guess. I've been lucky. Like I said, I take my time. It also doesn't hurt if you build a relationship with one or two salespeople.

 

[Pax]

33 cars ??

Since 1977. Yet, still a lot. Often with excuses to justify it, 3 at a time, ........and 5 motorcycles too. I wasted a LOT of money!

 

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Since 1977. Yet, still a lot. Often with excuses to justify it, 3 at a time, ........and 5 motorcycles too. I wasted a LOT of money!

You've been buying cars longer than I am alive lol (83). So far I'm on number 3, but I must say I had to kill the urge twice tbro9the years