My poll question about your car - did you buy it new or used, or are you leasing?

[hedgehog]

Poll question: My poll question about your car - did you buy it new or used, or are you leasing?

The only new car my husband or I have ever bought was my 1976 Chevette. We're lucky because he has the tools and know-how to get pretty much any car out there up and running.

[barbtries]

1. oops you left me out

my son gave it to me used.

[hedgehog]

2. I'd say that counts as used.

[BeatleBoot]

3. I buy new, then drive it for 12 to 15 years +

Drive it into the ground!

The only way you get your money out of it!

[tosh]

14. Same here. We take DAMN good care of them and drive them

forever. Currently have 1 2000 and 1 1992.

[TahitiNut]

24. Yup. We have a 1977 Monte Carlo (48k miles) and a 1991 LeBaron (106k miles)

Both single-owner -- bought new. Lots of miles left on both of them.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

26. I bought my car in 2000, and I don't plan on buying again till 2015!

[yourout]

4. 06 Jetta TDI, 2001 Ford Escape, 95 Honda Civic, 95 Toyota Corolla, 97 Grand Caravan AWD.

With three sons(17 to 23) the driveway looks like a used car lot.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. My 2007 Town and Country and husband's 2006 Chrysler 300 new, daughter's

2004 Camry, used.

[flvegan]

19. That 300 is all pimped out, I bet.

Dubs, boomin' system, etc.

Yeah, I know it is. Playa.

[wyldwolf]

6. stole it.

nah, just kidding

[MorningGlow]

7. New, 2000

It's the first new car I've ever owned. Nearly 170,000 miles and still functional, thank goodness--it's been paid for for years. I suspect it'll also be the last new car I ever get, unless our financial situation changes drastically. (Significant that I bought it while flush from the Clinton era? Why yes, I do believe it is.)

[Taverner]

8. The Amazing Grey Prius!

2003

[GodlessBiker]

21. The Incredible Black Prius!

2007

[NYC_SKP]

28. The Invincible Silver Prius!

2007 Touring Package 6!

We would have LOVED Grey, but it was discontinued.....

[ben_meyers]

9. All of the above. n/t

[flvegan]

10. 2007 Mazdaspeed 3, used with 6800 miles on it.

Thanks prior owner for taking the depreciation for me! Bought in February of this year. I don't believe in buying a brand new car. Now, if I was VERY wealthy, that might be different.

[Breeze54]

11. I didn't buy my car. It was a gift from a family member but

I have purchased 2 new cars (both were American made) and at least 5 used cars, over the years.

[hobbit709]

12. Used, then drive until they give out

Currently we have a 1986 Subaru GL and a 1992 Toyota pickup.

[CTyankee]

13. New, Nissan Altima 1999. I had a 1997 and it was great, loved it.

I paid it off in 2001 and have had 7 years of wonderful payment free months! It works like a rocket! A great car. I'm excited about it as it has only 87,000 plus miles so far...of course, I take care of it, getting its oil changes and any special checkups done on time...

[tigereye]

15. one 1998 and one 2003

[zeemike]

16. Only bought one new car in my life

A 1980 VW diesel Rabit...got 50MPG on it and drove it 250,000 miles.
And the fuel savings more than paid for it.

[walkaway]

17. I love my 2005 RAV4 : ) nt

[Debi]

18. We have two

2001 Mountanier bought used in 2007
2003 Malibu bought used in 2008

[tandot]

20. 1998 Toyota Corolla bought in 2000, has now 140,000 miles w/out any problems

and gets 36 mpg.

[Itchinjim]

22. 2007 Toyota Yaris and a 1995 Ford Ranger

Both bought new. The Ranger is the best damn vehicle I've ever owned, only time will tell with the Yaris.

[MichellesBFF]

23. The new one is mine

2006 Mini Cooper, DH has 2 used cars, a 2003 Honda Element and a 2005 Lotus Elise.

And yes, he loves the Elise...

[Sherman A1]

25. Pretty much the same here

98 Ranger and 08 Yaris. The wife drives an 06 Altima. The Ranger is great, but used too much gas for the daily commute and has it's aches & pains, so it is now semi-retired.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

27. New. '91 Toyota Tercel $5000 and '94 Toyota 4x4 $13000.

Both unbreakable and show every sign of outliving us.

[Scout]

29. 2 jeeps, used

a 2000 Grand Cherokee that we bought in about 2004 or so, and a 1994 Cherokee Sport that we bought used this year.

We LOVE Jeeps. I had a '98 Grand Cherokee that I bought used in 2001. I totalled it in 2004, and i was really, really bummed.

[michreject]

30. New - 2003 or newer

My Silverado, Trailblazer and Harley Davidson.:)

[Blue_In_AK]

31. Used Ford Ranger.

We bought it in 2003 -- I think it's a 2001 model.

[riderinthestorm]

32. New '06 Beetle, new '99 Honda CRV, new '98 Chevy Silverado

All of them still running fine, still in good shape. We always buy them new and run them over 200K miles for at least 10 years. We're fanatic about buying solid cars and then ensuring they have proper maintenance and care so they last and last. We gave our mechanic our '86 Chevy (our old farm truck) last year when it needed too much repair for what we used it for. So our "new" truck - the Silverado - is getting a very good work out doing double duty hauling the trailer AND daily chores.

[carlyhippy]

33. I buy them new and drive them to the last sputter

I just bought a new SUV, it will last me forever, we take good care of them, they are just too expensive not to.

[SoCalDem]

34. only new cars we bought have been a 73 Maverick & a Chevy wagon

all the others have been used:)..& only ONE real DUD.. Ford Crown Victoria Wagon(Country Squire)..P.O.S. if there ever was one..

[balantz]

35. No car. I had roller skates but someone stole them.

;(