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Your dream car may well be a used car!!

Jonckie

Every day people drive everyday cars, there are only the select few with enough money in their bank accounts to buy a car straight out of the latest advertisement. For everyone else, having their dream car seems to be an eternity away… but that is simply not true. Your dream car is already at a used car dealership and waiting for you to notice it.

Yes, you read that sentence correctly, a used car dealership. Your dream car is a used car for all the benefits that buying a used car brings. And the best part is that when you sit in your new (used) car, you won’t even notice that it was pre-owned before you. Here are all the reasons why you’ll find your dream car at a used car dealership.

It’s more affordable

It’s definitely no secret that the overall cost for a used car will be significantly less than if you were to buy a brand new vehicle. It’s the best way to get value for money out of a vehicle purchase and it doesn’t come with any hidden, extra or accessory costs that you’ll find when the time comes to talk finance over a new car. The more affordable your car is, the sooner you’ll pay it off and truly own it. You don’t want to be stuck in debt, paying off your car for years because you decided to buy brand new.

And when you start browsing for your dream used car, there are even certain ways you can further decrease the overall cost of the car. You could opt for a slightly older model, stick to a manual transmission, be honest about the amount of engine power you need (a 1.4-litre engine is more than enough) and get rid of the extra, luxury gadgets if you want to shave off a bit of the cost.

The worst of its depreciation value is over

The main reason why these cars will be more affordable is that the worst of the depreciation is over. After a new car has been on the road for one year, it can lose almost 40% of its value, which means you’ll be able to get that exact same dream car, for a decent fraction of the price.

This also means that when you decide to sell your used car, you can pretty much sell it for the price you bought it at. How great of a deal is that?

Lower cost of insurance

And to keep the theme of value for money and having an affordable dream car, used cars also tend to cost less in terms of insurance. If your dream car has never been involved in an accident and has been on the road for a good year or two, you won’t be paying out of your ears for car insurance either.

It would be a whole other story if you were buying a brand new car. Everything about it will be expensive and you’ll be seemingly paying it off for the better part of your life.

Certified by a dealership

Now, cost is one thing and reliability is another. For some reason, when people hear the term “used cars”, they think “broken down”, “rusty” and “death on wheels”. That’s a completely inaccurate image of used cars. Yes, if you choose to buy your used car in a strange alley through an online advertisement that read “buy a cheap car for cheap”, then you’re asking for a rundown vehicle.

But there are used car dealerships that conduct legitimate used car sales where the vehicles have undergone assessments to be inspected and certified according to industry and road safety standards. You may argue that new cars also undergo testing, but why, then, have there been so many cases of vehicle recalls?  That’s definitely not a problem you’ll be worrying about with your reliable used car.

Value in variety

Another reason why your dream car is currently parked at a used car dealership is that there are so many options to choose from. There is so much value in variety of car make, model, colour, accessories, transmission, engine and interior design, that it would almost be impossible not to find your dream car.

There are new used cars and old used cars, whichever vintage suits your palate and driving style, will likely be found at a used car dealership.

You always have the option to spruce it up

If you do end up finding a used car that’s missing a few of the latest technologies and accessories, you could always use the money you saved (if you were to buy the same car, but new) and have those few extras installed into your used car. The chances are it will still work out cheaper than if you had bought the car new and with all the necessary gadgets anyway.

Face it, your dream car truly is a used car and there is nothing wrong with that! Buying used where you can is a smart financial move and you, most certainly, won’t regret it.

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