New vs. Used

[TRC_WA]

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@Anonymous wrote:

For me, the feature I wanted most was smart cruise control. The car I had before my BK was a 2012 Ford Fusion. I bought that because I wanted the blind spot detection, but more for the cross traffic alerts when backing out of a parking space. In both cases it was tough to find anything in the used market with those features that was going to be appreciably cheaper than just buying new. In 3 years when my lease is up it will be interesting to see what other goodies they come out with. 

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Yeah... I can be backing up and mine starts beeping at vehicles that are headed in my direction from 2 blocks down the street.

Very impressive.  The BSD is just as impressive.

[ezdriver]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@ezdriver wrote:

Buy used and avoid that initial, instant depreciation. I really don't know why anyone would buy a brand new car.

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If nobody bought new cars there would be no used cars to buy.

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The auto rental and leasing segments of the auto industry are the largest sources of used vehicles in the auction market... but your point is well taken.