buying a bnew car

[pitbullz]

is it still practical? or is it still better to buy a pre owned unit thats just been used for under a year or 2? hirap kasi,ikaw yun sasalo ng depreciation

[BlueBimmer]

ganyan talaga basta brandnew, to be honest mas ok bumili ng 1-2 yr old car, dyan sulit na kasi laki difference sa bnew price.

pero ako sa brandnew pa rin, iba talaga pag drive mo palabas ng casa tapos bagong bago then ikaw lalaspag sa sasakyan

if you want to be practical, 2nd hand 1-2yr old car, if you want to live it up, brandnew

[OTEP]

If you don't have much spare time to tinker with cars, brand new units do offer a bit more peace of mind. Of course, there will always be the risk of getting a lemon.

There are also attractive financing schemes for brand new units. You may end up paying a lot more than SRP but at least you don't have to pay with a bag full of cash. hehehe.

But I still like used cars better since they're kind of a hobby for almost everyone in the household.

[meledson]

If you don't have much spare time to tinker with cars, brand new units do offer a bit more peace of mind. Of course, there will always be the risk of getting a lemon.

I agree. I want to do some tinkering, kaso it may be counter productive (from good to bad).

I got mine via company car loan. Masmahirap kung pre-owned ang car na kukunin ko kasya sa brand new. Kailangan pa kasi na ma assess ito (same preocedure din sa mga banks), etc.

[Galactus]

The last time I bought a bnew car in 1996 (Sentra S3), I subsisted on water and crackers (SkyFlakes). Kaya I vowed to buy a 2nd hand car the next time around.

Manghihinayang ka kasi sa bilis ng depreciation, esp. for certain makes and models (Nissan, for one).

[meledson]

The last time I bought a bnew car in 1996 (Sentra S3), I subsisted on water and crackers (SkyFlakes)

nag wish ka ba? Joke lang.

[gnoj666]

brand new. . . nakaka addict yung amuy ng bagong car. . .

[1D4LV]

practicality wise, it is better if you get at most a two year old car.

i've heard someone say before, that if you are getting a brand new car, the moment you drove it out of the casa, it is already depreciated because it is considered as used already.

i've heard also someone say that if you are getting a brand new car, the moment you drove it out of the casa, the price is already depreciated by 100k. i really don't know if this is true. but i think the first hearsay i've stated above is true.

for used car dealerships, i've seen one to two year old cars that are really ok, and can be used for another three to five years.

but of course, if you really don't want to tinker your car, or really do basic diagnosis, mas maganda ang brand new, dahil under warranty.

[jonner]

Good Day to All,
Newbie po from Cebu... As for the moment I am working abroad and Im planning to buy my wife a car that's economical na magagamit nya as service sa office. I really had a bad experience when I bought my first car because It was "surplus" maganda lang sya for the first year after nun naglabasan na ang problems nya... good thing I was still able to dispose it. So now I would prefer brand new na lang. Any advice from you guys would be very helpful...Thanks and more power!

[pup2]

The thread is about BNEW cars, not 2nd hand. AFAIK, depreciation doesn't have anything to do with 2nd hand car prices, supply and demand yun. May tawad yung mga prices sa ads though -- alam ko anywhere from 15 to 50k -- just like some new cars kaya medyo mataas ang mga asking prices. Kung sobrang mura, mag-ingat na at baka na-total na yun.