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Is it better to buy a cheap new car or an older high-end car?
买一辆便宜的新车好还是买一辆老旧的高端车好？
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Glen McMillian
AA cheap new car will last a very long time, if you buy one of the makes and models with a reputation for durability. There are lots of them out there.
Depending on what you mean by “ an older high end car” you can get one for as little as one tenth to one fourth the price of a cheap new car, say for example you can buy an an old Lexus for two thousand to five thousand bucks in great condition, but ten or fifteen years old with a lot of miles on it. A new “cheap “ car will cost you at least about fifteen thousand in the USA.
If you really need a VERY dependable car and plan on driving it a lot of miles every year for years to come, the new car will be cheaper to own and drive, over the long term.
But if you choose well, and don’t need to put a lot of miles on your car day after day, and can afford to be without it once in a while, that old Lexus is going to be far more comfortable, and almost for sure far cheaper to own and run as well.
Nice older cars that have been well maintained are likely to give you excellent service……. IF you have a GOOD mechanic help you check the car out thoroughly before buying it and you buy one of the makes and models noted for lasting a long time.
I drive an old Buick, a 1997 LeSabre with almost three hundred thousand miles on it, and I have averaged spending less than a thousand dollars a year on it, total, for repairs and maintenance for the last five years, including new tires as needed. It was considered a nice car back in its day, but obviously not a luxury car.
如果你买的是经久耐用的牌子和型号的汽车，便宜的新车也能使用很长时间。外面有很多这样的车子。
根据你对“老式高端汽车”的定义，你可以花一辆便宜新车的十分之一到四分之一的价格买到一辆老式高端汽车，举个例子，你可以花两千到五千美元买一辆老雷克萨斯，车辆的状态很好，但10到15年的车已经跑了很多英里了。在美国一辆新的“便宜”车至少要花你一万五千美元。
如果你真的需要一辆非常可靠的车，并计划在未来的几年里每年开很多英里，从长远来看，新车相对来说更加便宜。
但是如果你选择好了，你的车不需要日复一日的开很多英里，能够偶尔不用开车，那么老雷克萨斯开起来将更舒适，而且几乎可以肯定的是，开车的成本将更低。
保养良好的老车很可能会给你带来很好的服务.......如果你有一个好的机械师，在买之前让他帮你彻底检查一下车子，你会买到一辆以耐用闻名的品牌和型号的车子。
我开着一辆老别克，一辆1997年的别克LeSabre，跑了近30万英里，过去五年，我平均每年在这上面的维修和保养费用不到1000美元，包括必要时更换新的轮胎。它在当时被认为是一辆好车，但显然不是一辆豪华车。
Roland Hayes
A wise man once told me to buy the most car you can afford.
Many years ago I bought an E34 (5 series) 1995 BMW for myself and a W124 (E Class) Mercedes for my wife. Both were bought certified pre-owned at a dealership in the Chicago west suburbs. It is a slightly affluent area with lots of used trade-ins with low miles. Both cars were fast, solid, luxurious, attractive and dependable transportation.
I recall putting the then 8 year old BMW in the shop and renting a new Pontiac. Another advantage is there are many independent shops that specialize in imports out of warranty, saving you $$$ over the dealership service.
I would buy either of these 30 year old cars today, drop a couple thousand dollars in them for maintenance/repairs and confidently drive the wheels off.
一位智者曾告诉我，买你能买得起的最好的车。
许多年前，我给自己买了一辆1995年的宝马E34(5系)，给妻子买了一辆W124 (E级)奔驰。都是在芝加哥西郊的一家经销商处买的二手车。这是一个稍微富裕的地区，有很多可以以旧换新的车，行驶里程较少。两辆车都是快速、坚固、豪华、有吸引力和可靠的交通工具。
我记得把那辆8年的宝马放在店里，然后租了一辆新的庞蒂克。另一个优势是，有许多独立的商店专门从事进口保修，能够节省你的钱，比经销商的服务费便宜。
我今天就会买一辆30年的老爷车，花几千美元进行保养/维修，然后自信地把它开走。
Ken Morris
“Better” needs to be defined, but if we define it as reliable low-cost transportation, buying a cheap new car is better than buying an older high-end car.
I know, I’ve done both. I’ve owned two older Volvos as well as a couple of older Mercedes. One of the older Volvos was terrible, but the other was quite nice. Both Mercedes were good, though I liked one better than the other. There’s a nice, solid feel to high-end cars, plus they’re really cool. However, they’re not even cheap to buy when they’re older, and the cost of repairs is high. Also, older cars need to be repaired a lot. My last Mercedes mechanic, whose phone number I had on speed dial and whose mortgage I was paying, even advised me to sell it and buy a more practical car. When your mechanic tells you this, you might want to listen.
I owned the Volvos initially, and after selling the second one, I bought a new Yugo, then the cheapest car in the US. People laughed at my Yugo, but hey, it ran fine. I drove it trouble-free for 2–3 years and then sold it for a couple thousand dollars less than I paid. That’s pretty cheap transportation.
After selling my second Mercedes, I bought the cheapest new Chevrolet then sold. It was even cheaper for me because I had accumulated points on a GM credit card. Did I like that Chevrolet? No. But it too ran trouble-free for 2–3 years, after which I sold it for $3000 less than I paid. Again, that was cheap transportation.
So I think it depends on what you want which is better. If you’re not dependent on a car and handy with tools, a high-end older car is a fun way to go. But if you need 100% reliable transportation and aren’t that handy with tools, a cheap new car is better.
“更好”需要被定义有多好，但如果我们把它定义为可靠且是低成本的交通工具，买一辆便宜的新车比买一辆老旧的高端汽车要好。
我知道，我两种车都买过。我拥有两辆老款沃尔沃和几辆老款奔驰。一辆老款的沃尔沃很糟糕，但另一辆很不错。两辆梅赛德斯都很好，不过我更喜欢其中的一辆。高端汽车给人一种很好的、坚实的感觉，而且它们真的很酷。然而，当它们旧了以后，买起来就不便宜了，而且维修费用也很高。此外，老旧的汽车需要修理很多地方。我的上一个奔驰汽车修理工，他的电话号码是我的快速拨号号码，我还他付抵押贷款，他甚至建议我卖掉这辆老车，买一辆更实用的车。当你的机械师告诉你这些的时候，你可能会想着要去倾听他的建议。
我最初拥有沃尔沃，在卖掉第二辆之后，我买了一辆新的Yugo，那是当时美国最便宜的车。人们嘲笑我的Yugo，但是，嘿，它运行得很好。我无故障地开了2-3年，然后以比我支付的少几千美元的价格卖掉了它。那是相当便宜的交通工具。
卖掉我了第二辆奔驰后，我买了最便宜的雪佛兰然后又卖掉。这对我来说甚至更便宜，因为我在通用汽车的信用卡上积累了积分。我喜欢那辆雪佛兰吗？不。但它也无故障运行了2-3年，之后我以低于3000美元的价格卖掉了它。再说一次，这是便宜的交通工具。
所以我认为这取决于你想要什么，哪种更好。如果你不依赖汽车，也不擅长使用交通工具，那么买一辆高端的旧车是个不错的选择。但如果你需要100%可靠的交通工具，又不太方便使用交通工具，那么一辆便宜的新车会更好。
Boris Sanochkin
It depends on exact model but overall cheaper new one is better if you really plan to drive a car a lot.
For example a new Audi A8 is $120,000 and new Lada is $5,000.
A 2007 Lada still worth $2,000 and has 10 years of life left in it.
A 2007 A8 is $1,800 and a single serious malfunction before the scrap yard.
这取决于具体的车型，但总的来说，如果你真的打算经常开车，买更便宜的新车更好。
例如，一辆新的奥迪A8售价为12万美元，一辆新的拉达售价为5000美元。
一辆2007年的拉达车还值2000美元，还能再用10年。
一辆2007年的A8售价为1800美元，而且在报废前只发生了一次严重故障。
Krzysztof Wieczorek
In general - it depends, how “thin” your pocket is.
New affordable, small Toyota, Honda or other car with proven durability could cost equivalent of 4-5 years old prestige sedan or SUV.
With new car you have warranty for 3 or more years and can sleep well, not troubling of malfucntions, but you of course are "The average one", no so-called prestige or many usefull (or not) car features.
With old, but prestige - of cours you can make an impression, feel comfort and use many excelent gadgets, but have to remember about the cost.
Simple example: in Poland you can buy 10 y.o. Porshe Cayenne with approx 400hp engine for about 50000 PLN (approx 12500 USD).
First hard day may come, whet you will need to replace brake disks and brake pads. Original ceramic ones (set for front wheels only) can cost 20.000 PLN (5000 USD) and tehre are very few non-original aftermarket replacements parts. Bigger problem appears; problem with spareparts for reasonable money and problem with qualiffied not authorised mechanics.
So - if you decide to buy something classy - be sure, taht you will be abble to afford cost of regular maintenance and potential repairs.
一般来说——这取决于你的口袋有多少钱。
新的价格合理的小型丰田、本田或其他耐用性良好的汽车的价格相当于已经使用4-5年的豪华轿车或SUV。
有了新车，你有3年以上的保修，发生故障时你不需要担心，但你的车是一般的汽车，没有所谓的高档品牌或许多有用的(或没有)汽车功能。
用旧的车，但是是品牌汽车-当然可以给你留下印象，开起来感觉舒适并且能够使用许多好的小工具，但必须记住这辆车的成本。
举个简单的例子：在波兰，你可以花5万PLN(约12500美元)买到10年左右的保时捷卡宴，搭载约400马力的发动机。
艰苦的第一天可能会到来，你将需要更换刹车片，原装轮胎(仅适用于前轮)的价格为2万PLN(5000美元)，而且在售后市场上很少有非原装的替换部件。后面还有更大的问题出现，会出现合理价格的备件问题和合格但未获授权的技工问题。
所以，如果你决定买一些高档的汽车，一定要确保你能够负担得起定期维护和潜在维修的费用。
Dave Williams
I've bought high end used cars for years. I buy them cheap and either run them into the ground or sell cheap.
My last two were a Jaguar XJ8 which cost me an unbelievable £75 British pounds and only needed a set of tyres. A stunning car.
After that I bought a Mercedes S320 which was classed as a limousine. It still had the receipt in the glove box…69K euros 10 years earlier. I paid £1000 for it, one of the most luxurious cars ever. Sold it to a relative and it's still going strong.
I'm now in a Toyota Land cruiser which is 12 years old and drives like new. What it costs in minor maintenance is nothing compared to the monthly payments on a new car.
我买高档二手车已经好几年了。我低价买进，然后要么把它们“榨干”，要么低价卖出。
我的前两辆车是捷豹XJ8，令人难以置信的是，它花了我75英镑，只换了一套轮胎。一辆惊人的车。
之后我买了一辆奔驰S320，它被归类为豪华轿车。收据还在杂物箱里，10年前的6万9千欧元。我花了1000英镑买下它，这是我有史以来最豪华的汽车之一。我后来卖给了一个亲戚，现在这辆车运行的还可以。
我现在开的是一辆丰田陆地巡洋舰，已经开了12年了，开起来还像新的一样。与每月支付一辆新车的费用相比，很少的维护费用根本不算什么。
Greg Kemnitz
It depends on what “high-end” means.
Don’t buy an older Bentley or Rolls as parts will be insanely expensive and few mechanics know how to fix them. Same goes for Jaguars.
Along the same lines, an old Mercedes, Audi, or BMW will be expensive to service, particularly if you (or previous owners) aren’t strictly following the maintenance schedule. Old Mercedes diesels - in particular - can last forever, but you still need someone who knows how to fix it.
Old Lexus (Lexi?) and Acuras are pretty easy to get repaired, as they use mostly Toyota or Honda parts, and any decent Japanese car mechanic can fix them. And they’ll run forever if they’re decently maintained.
Probably the biggest thing in favor of the “cheap new car” is it would have modern safety systems and electronics. A 20 year old car won’t have Bluetooth mobile phone integration, on-board GPS, backup cameras, blind-spot radar, etc. Even “cheap” new cars will have at least some of these.
这取决于你说的“高端”是什么意思。
不要买老旧的宾利或劳斯莱斯，因为零件会贵得离谱，而且很少有机械师知道如何修理它们。美洲虎也是如此。
同样，一辆老旧的奔驰、奥迪或宝马的维修费用也会很高，特别是如果你(或以前的车主)没有严格遵守保养计划的话。特别是旧的梅赛德斯柴油发动机，它可以永远运行，但你仍然需要一个知道如何修理它的人。
老雷克萨斯和讴歌很容易修理，因为它们主要使用丰田或本田的零部件，任何像样的日本汽车技工都能修理它们。如果保养得当，它们会永远运行下去。
支持“廉价新车”的最大因素可能是这辆车将配备现代安全系统和电子设备。一辆20年的老爷车不会有蓝牙手机集成、车载GPS、备用摄像头、盲点雷达等功能。即使是“便宜”的新车也至少会有其中的一些功能。