New Vs. Old

why would you want some old shitbox that will break down when you can have a new car

because the new cars have shit design, useless entertainment gimmicks, or are shit mechanically like CVTs

those are just opinions

new cars are objectively better

they have objectively worse visibility.
cvts are objectively worse than conventional automatics
volume knobs are objectively better than touch sensitive areas or gestures.

but the only one of those that is objective is visibility

Marv was right, new cars look like electric shavers. I'd take this 240 over most modern cars. It's got enough room to swap almost any engine you want and it's a battering ram compared to these new plastic and composite cars.

warranties are for sure a major plus for folks, especially as newer cars are piss fucking shit to work on in a lot of cases. Like having to buy and have programmed a Smart Junction Box for my 06 Lincoln Zephyr all to fix a turn signal that doesn't work... (close to 600 from dealer)

So for a newerish vehicle, I wouldn't mind that, but Fuck if I could afford 10 grand or more for a car (taking care of your parents, and bills, never getting to actually leave the house or begin to really build a future sucks).

But the creature comforts of modern vehicles are really nice... (good heating and cooling, heated seat, sharp interior, bluetooth integration, comfy stuff) are a huge turn on combined with media and in some cases social pressure to have new, to show off what you have or can have.. etc.

I bought a two year old car 15 years back, still have it. Just bought a 12 year old car as well.

>Show off what you have.
A base trim base model shitbox is worse than buying an older car that looks more expensive.

Is it worth it to buy a 2006 Saab 9-5 for under $4000? It's got about 100k miles on it. Found it on Cargurus well under KBB value. Anybody here a big Saab fan?