Date: 10 Jul 99 07:13:29 GMT From: sharxnopsamab.ca () Subject: Re: Picking your poison
maple-moosenopsam.com wrote: : In article <7m54uj$gue$1nopsamprod.itd.earthlink.net>, rshroyernopsamo.bae.lsu.edu says... : >I almost bought a 1996 Camaro new intead of the Integra. All I can say now : >is thank God I didn't. My Integra has a retail value, according to edmunds : >of $12,500 or so. The Camaro, by comparison, is worth about $3000 less! : >Note that the sticker price for the two cars when new was nearly identical. : My principle is not to buy those used Japanese import because they are : way over priced. The MARKET sets the price. Supply and demand. Obviously, there is a strong demand for used Toyotas. Maybe most people know something YOU obviously don't? : In my area, I could get a 95 Intrepid 100k km for about CDN 10,500. : For the same price and mileage, I am looking at a 91 Accord or : 93 Civc. Which one would you buy? : Imports give people false impression that they are reliable and I'm not saying : they are not. But if anything breaks, and things will always break, you're : looking at a higher repair bill. So it all adds up in the end even. : If I were to buy an import, I'll either lease it or buy it new but never : those 5 year used import. Strangely, those premium Japanese import : like Legend or Infiniti doesn't seems to hold value quite as well. : For example, a 91 Accord and 91 Legend cost roughly the same with only : perhaps 40k km more. I think in this case the 91 Legend is a better buy. --