5 cars you might as well buy new instead of used - Yahoo! Autos

 

Interesting company...

 

remember, subaru has been trying to catch up with production as their cars have been on higher demand than usual

 

this is what i noticed, so i got a new one. so weird.

 

Yup, WRX and Sti both... Interesting bunch... And no Toyota sedans...

 

Interesting for sure but I still think a lot of people go used because of other issues.I see a lot of younger buyers not having the best credit so they can not get the low financing rates offered.I bought my Fit new (2012) mainly because I just prefer to buy my bikes and cars new but I'm not against buying used.

 

When I bought my Fit I was considering a Ford Focus. At the time I said if I got a Focus I would buy used, but if I got a Fit I would buy new. This article makes me feel better that I made the right decision.

 

Edmunds e-mail this, funny thing is they list the Honda Fit under sedan and in 2012 the Civic was under $20k winner this year over $20k winner. I do not know how the Ford Focus got the under $20k winner.

2013 Best Retained Value Awards

 

Sedan $30K-$40K: Dodge Charger
Honorable Mention: Tie (BMW 3 Series, Honda Crosstour, Chrysler 300)

Crosstour??? what are they smoking down there? Crosstour depreciation is among the worse. $40K new and trade-in value is $18K after 3 years

 

Is a $40k crosstour REALLY worth only $18k after 3 years? A normal depreciation amount is about 1/3 gone after 3 years and it's extremely rare for a car to lose more than half its value that quickly. (In the US). If you could point me to a decent condition $18k Crosstour, I might buy it

But I think more realistically, despite it being a stoopid car, it probably holds its value pretty well, in the same way that used Corollas are absurdly overpriced.