• FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    I just don’t trust the used market or resale value of these things. I bought a new ICE vehicle and don’t plan on considering EV or electric for at least another decade

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          5 months ago

          But like, so many used cars are grey? I always heard that people buy white, black, and grey because they sell better later on.

          • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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            5 months ago

            Grey was meant as a variable there. People buying new cars are typically either heavy on disposable income and/or have placed high value on arbitrary criteria that most of us would not consider worth the very high price difference between New and used cars.

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              5 months ago

              Ah, so any specific color. Yeah, that makes more sense.

              Something I’ve heard from people in my life is that once you have a nicer car with all the creature comforts, it is really hard to go back. Strong air conditioning, extra comfy seats, quiet driving or the right kind of loud driving are all hard to give up.

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                5 months ago

                That’s true but you can get all of that in a used car. There is a decent <20k mile used market and the same car new vs. One with 10miles on it in mint condition is thousands of dollars. The same people that will spend a day shuffling around money to try to game a 0.1% interest increase will throw piles of extra money for that new car though