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by globular-toast 845 days ago
You've never heard of a brand new car going wrong? A used car that's been on the road for 10 years with a full maintenance history gives me more hope for reliability than a brand new car that hasn't had time to reveal its problems. You can always pay someone to insure you against unlikely events and they don't care at all whether the car is new or not. It's up to you to decide how much risk you want to take.
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> A used car that's been on the road for 10 years with a full maintenance history

Which is not always available, nor reliable.

New cars generally carry warrantees, and buyers are protected in some locations by lemon laws. Not so used cars.