Buying my first car, help needed

[themoneycollector]

Originally Posted by sigsauer

do not buy new...pre-owned are fine

Used or pre-owned is not always the best answer. Even though I'm a used car buyer myself.

I can think of several cars where it just doesn't make any sense (IMHO) why one would buy used over new.

For instance, used toyotas have very high resale value. I've seen 2-year old models with 10-20k miles on the lot for equal money than what a brand new one costs right next to it.

Some people wouldn't mind saving $2-3k off a 2-year old car with 20k miles, but not me. I'd rather pay the price, get the two years of warranty and piece of mind on a brand new one.