Cars. So here we go:
Lexus has released a Lexusified Prius, called the CT 200h. It’s $30,000 for the base model, has 98hp, gets 43mpg on the highway, and has a 0-60 time in the 10 second range.
For $4,000 less, I’d rather have a TDI Passat that gets the same mileage.
Of course, I haven’t paid more than $4000 for a car since 1999, so it’s not like I’m likely to buy either one today. Four years from now after they’ve lost 60% of their value to depreciation, however….
Used is the way to go for lots of car, especially high end cars.
I sold used cars for a while and used high end cars drop like a rock the first year.
I’d say Hondas and sports cars are the only ones to buy new.
Hondas because they hold their value, sports cars because I’d rather be the one who thrashed my car.
I’d say SUVs too but 99,99999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of all SUVs sold today only get muddy when they miss the driveway. As the commercial used to say, “I can spot a station wagon when I see one.”
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