Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 05:25:05 GMT From: maple-moosenopsam.com Subject: Re: Picking your poison
In article <7m54uj$gue$1nopsamprod.itd.earthlink.net>, rshroyernopsamo.bae.lsu.edu says... >I almost bought a 1996 Camaro new intead of the Integra. All I can say now >is thank God I didn't. My Integra has a retail value, according to edmunds >of $12,500 or so. The Camaro, by comparison, is worth about $3000 less! >Note that the sticker price for the two cars when new was nearly identical. My principle is not to buy those used Japanese import because they are way over priced. In my area, I could get a 95 Intrepid 100k km for about CDN 10,500. For the same price and mileage, I am looking at a 91 Accord or 93 Civc. Which one would you buy? Imports give people false impression that they are reliable and I'm not saying they are not. But if anything breaks, and things will always break, you're looking at a higher repair bill. So it all adds up in the end even. If I were to buy an import, I'll either lease it or buy it new but never those 5 year used import. Strangely, those premium Japanese import like Legend or Infiniti doesn't seems to hold value quite as well. For example, a 91 Accord and 91 Legend cost roughly the same with only perhaps 40k km more. I think in this case the 91 Legend is a better buy.