I have never owned a modern car, no, not even once in my 49 years of life, however I have always bought used cars… Buying used cars just makes more financial sense! After all, modern cars lose half of their value within 2 years of purchasing them.
No, not all of my used cars have been super old.
I think the newest car I bought was only 3 years old, however that was one of my more recent purchases. But years ago I had a 15 year seasoned car. It was all I could afford. I fixed it up every time something broke down. That definitely happened a lot. The one thing I couldn’t fix, but, was the air conditioning system. It needed a modern air conditioning system compressor plus I couldn’t afford it. It cost something close to $3000 just for the part. That was more than the whole car had cost myself and others to begin with. So, of course, I just drove about without an air conditioning system. That seasoned car lasted myself and others almost 10 years before I finally junked it plus bought a newer car. Thankfully, at that time, I was a bit more financially established plus I could afford a car with a really working air conditioning system. It felt so nice to not arrive at my job sweaty in the summer, then with the seasoned car, I remember just being thrilled when I finally arrived at the office because I knew that meant cool air conditioning. With the newer car I started to realize how bad my seasoned job was. The only nice thing about the job was the air conditioning system. Now that I had an air conditioned car, I no longer looked forward to arriving at work. It opened my eyup to this fact plus I ended up getting a better job elsewhere.