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Originally Posted by glatt
My grandfather's philosophy was that every used car on the market is on the market because the previous owner thought there was something wrong with it and didn't want it any more. Why would you buy a car from someone when they don't want it any more?
I don't completely agree with his philosophy, but he has a good point. You just have to figure out what is "wrong" with the used car you are buying and if that "wrong" thing is something you can live with. But every used car has something "wrong" with it from the perspective of the previous owner.
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In general I would agree, especially with the cars that are 4 or 5 years old, enough for problems to start kicking in. But you'll often find cars on the lot that are only 1 or 2 years old, because it was a lease and the person just decided not to renew. (The whole concept of leasing a new car seems insanely foolish to me, but hey, I appreciate that other people do it I guess.)