RM> Yes, if you can manage it the smartest thing to do is to buy a
RM> 'new' car that is 3 or 4 years old with low mileage, or consider
RM> one a little newer with high enough miles to keep the price down.

DW>My last couple of cars have been like this and I'll never buy another new car
  >ain.

DW>Back when I worked at GM, you could buy the company cars that were used by
  >the managers.  Low milage.  Constant upkeep by a mechanic at the GM office.
  >(and they wonder why they were having financial problems.)  A year, maybe 2,
  >old.  Big discount.  I wish I could get in on that deal now, but no.

DW>Anyway, the best deal that I found was something similar at the dealerships.
  >y have "courtesy" cars that they sell.  These are the vehicles that they use
  >pick you up or drop you off when bringing in your car for maintenance. Again,
  >w milage.  Well kept up.  A few years old.  And a big discount.

There are also a lot of short term leases these days, 2 or 3 years,
and if you get lucky you can find one in good shape without too high
mileage on it.

That's where my last one came from. 3 years old and 61,580 km on
it (38,264 miles). That's not super low miles driven per year but
it was still not that high, and I don't put too many miles on so
I figured it should last me a while, and I got it for not much
more than half what that car would have cost me new.

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