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Old Car versus New Car: Philisophical and Cost reasons.
Am I alone in this line of thinking:
I would rather invest money in cleaning up and maintaining my 'old' cars. I get to bug to look at new cars, but I'm no longer tempted to go and shell out $20k or more for a new car.
The old 1977 240D is slow, a bit noisey and smells like the 1970s and a dirty toolbox. The '99 E300 is quick and clean and has only minor cosmetic flaws that can be easily buffed out.
I can work on these cars, or I can take them to decent mechanics and have them repaired without getting my hands dirty. If I ever wish to performance tune them, I can, if I spend the money.
Why would I ever want to buy a new car, that must be maintained almost exclusively by the stealership? Why dump the purchase cash, only to pay even more for maintenance per visit?
I think I will keep driving my 'old' cars... until they are totalled or the cost of repair is astronomically unreasonable.
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