Why buy New?

[Matthew/E36]

I swore I would never buy new, but between the redesign and string resale I was somehow convinced.

Interesting article about Wrangler resale...glad I was using the truth to convince myself!

https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-cars-you-should-buy-new-instead-of-used-in-1822658388

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[johnnyp26]

Yup, I'm normally a big fan of buying cars that are under 2 years old and have less than 15-20k miles on them, and had that plan initially when I went to buy my JKU in 2015 until I saw how well they were holding their value and decided to shop around and order one instead. Jeeps are one of the few vehicles that I don't think buying used makes sense unless it's a much older one.

 

[Troybilt]

Not to mention my credit union will go 84 mo on a new vehicle. I never plan on taking the 84 mo but there is no penally for early payoff and I like the payment cushion. Life can toss in a curve ball once in a while.

 

[Mattyp1214]

A look on Craigslist will show you how well jeep wranglers hold value. With new car loan interest rates lower it makes no sense to buy a car with 20k miles that will almost cost the same as a new car over the course of a loan.
Maybe you save a couple thousand but the car is used already...

 

[jloyva]

A look on Craigslist will show you how well jeep wranglers hold value. With new car loan interest rates lower it makes no sense to buy a car with 20k miles that will almost cost the same as a new car over the course of a loan.
Maybe you save a couple thousand but the car is used already...

I think this holds true with a lot of vehicles. We bought our Kia Sorento three years ago and it was the same situation. I wanted to buy a 1-2 year old vehicle with under 20k-25k. I got the Sorento brand new for the same or less than anything comparable I could find. Granted the Sorento was not my first choice, but it had everything we needed and the price was right. And as it turns out I am now ready to get a two door JL so everything is great.

 

[JHJLUR]

Not to mention my credit union will go 84 mo on a new vehicle. I never plan on taking the 84 mo but there is no penally for early payoff and I like the payment cushion. Life can toss in a curve ball once in a while.

I had a substantial amount of equity in my JKU, used that on the new Rubi and did 84 months... I did the same for my JKU, put a good amount down and pay a bit extra works every time... and if you ever need it you have payment flexibility.

 

[NFRs2000NYC]

Wranglers best value goes to the first owner. I traded my 2012 in after 2 years and 23000 miles for $2500 less than what I got it for. I expect a similarly excellent trade in on my 2014 rubicon when I get my JL.

 

[drogers]

I’m going to be really curious to see if this holds up for JTs/Scramblers as well - I hope it does, as I hope to buy a new one next year...

 

[Matthew/E36]

I use cargurus to check actual prices along with KBB. Cargurus used to give information about listings like days listed and price history. That worked quite well on my last vehicle as the car was on the lot for about 230 days! Not sure if they still list that.

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