Kung ako naman, personal opinion lang ha. OK lang sa akin bumili ng kotse na ranging from a few months to around two years old sa halip ng brand new. Brand new cars have very bad characteristics like the strained nature of the engine (due to being new), and the fact that you have to break in the car first. I'd OK getting a car that's gone through all of that even if its slightly older (given that I am 100% sure the car is well cared for of course). For your budget (around 1.5M, more or less, am I right?), in the 2nd hand market you can get a high spec Grand Starex or top of the line midsize SUVs (Fortuner, Montero Sport, Everest, Alterra, etc.). So for me almost new is better than brand spanking new.