I am also going to have to go with our cars. In my family, no one ever buys new cars, or even newish used ones. My parents and my brothers have only ever (in the last 30 years) bought cars that were 8 or 10 years old when they got them. I swear they spend half their lives and so much money keeping those "great deal" cars running. My husband and I don't know much about car repair so our first car after we got married was 3 years old and in great condition. Our next car was a modest compact but it was brand new. We still have the last car, too, but now it's the "family loaner" that everyone else drives when theirs are in the shop again. We paid more up front but in the long run we've saved time, money, and hassle.