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Did you buy your S new?

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Old 01-12-2010, 10:33 AM
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Default Did you buy your S new?

So with the other polls, why not one more....

Did you get yours new?

I bought mine new as a demo car and got $7500 down from MSRP before the economy tanked and those deals became more common. I financed it over 5 years at 5.25% fixed. That makes interest on the car cheaper than my wife's medical school student loans, so we'll probably pay the car off rather close to the full term.

I went new because I expect to own the car around 10 years, although it probably won't be my DD for quite that long. I was willing to pay the few grand extra so I know the car has never had a mis-shift or anything funny with the history. Any damage is my damage, and I know where it is and how hard it is to correct. If I wanted it for a 3 year term, I would have got it used and saved the difference.
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Bought mine new back in 02
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Used as a 4 year old car in 2006 and paid $19K for it with 12K on the clock.

The car was in better shape at 4 years old than most 1 year old cars at the time and I saved about $9,000 over buying new. Never regretted buying mine used.
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Bought my first S used
Traded in for my new CR
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new both times
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i bought mine 4 years old new. I had purchased a car new once before and after a few years of ownership i decided to sell, taking a big hit on depreciation, ever since then i made up my mind i'd never buy new again.
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New for me sub 60 miles on it and 81 after test drive lol
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bought mine used from a honda dealership, but still had the factory warranty
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New for me on the 08, my 02 was used and so was my 06!
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Bought my '08 new in Feb '09 for nearly $8k below MSRP. Not the kind of car I would take a chance on buying used.


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