# I'm not excited about a new car note, but I also don't know how reliable a used car would be. Pros & cons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Created:** [March 13, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463 "2025-03-13T06:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/81 "2025-04-07T23:20:28Z")
With all due respect, Rick You need to condider anger management therapy The notion that your 1989 Caprice is more reliable than my 2025 Camry with less than 1500 miles is absolutely laughable 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/82 "2025-04-07T23:40:07Z")
It’s actually beyond laughable, and borders on truly bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![Old-Days-Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7feea3/32.png) [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/83 "2025-04-08T00:14:32Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > The notion that your 1989 Caprice is more reliable than my 2025 Camry with less than 1500 miles is absolutely laughable 🤣 Are you sure about that? ![Screenshot_20250407_201324_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/6/7660814f556462580774e61ed40e61ebc484480f.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250407_201335_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/c/5c4acfd278d7b3c4fa1257359ae48b84808f76a6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/84 "2025-04-08T00:43:00Z")
Rick, I’m not responding to what you just posted But I’ll repeat what I said eatlier You may want to consider getting counseling ---
**Author:** ![Hugemoth\_144444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee7513/32.png) [@Hugemoth\_144444](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hugemoth_144444)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/85 "2025-04-08T00:57:26Z")
When shopping for a new car I want a model that has been in production for at least 5 years so that any issues are known. Mostly bought used cars in the past when I myself could do any work required, but now I’m old and incapable of doing anything major so I buy new. ---
**Author:** ![Old-Days-Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7feea3/32.png) [@Old-Days-Rick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Old-Days-Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/86 "2025-04-08T01:02:23Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > Rick, I’m not responding to what you just posted > > But I’ll repeat what I said eatlier > > You may want to consider getting counseling Thankyou for your concern. I truly hope that you enjoy and get a million miles of good service from your camry. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/87 "2025-04-08T01:14:51Z")
I hope you get the counseling you need ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/88 "2025-04-08T01:56:30Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > The ONLY people who will benefit from this stock-market loss is the wealthy. Billionaires LOVE a down turn in the market. Don’t forget about buying puts. My current favorite conspiracy theory, started by me, is that Trump and his cabal of billionaire friends bought puts before the tariff levels were made public. Recall that we all knew tariffs were likely coming, but Trump alerted his pals of the specifics and they (and he) had a good idea of what the strike price for their outs should be. They made a killing when the bottom fell out. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/89 "2025-04-08T02:00:45Z")
> [@Old-Days-Rick](#): > > New and reliable do not beling in the same sentence. Even the former darling of reliability, Toyota is junk now. The new prius may be ok but unaffordable now due to the additional taxes on them since they are made in Japan. > > My most reliable vehicle is an 89 caprice, COLD r12 ac, it can cruise almost silently or bark the tires when I get a little froggy. > > Even the typically poor performing disc brakes are great on it since the rotors are a big ol hunk of iron, not thin junk rotors > [@db4690](#): > > The notion that your 1989 Caprice is more reliable than my 2025 Camry with less than 1500 miles is absolutely laughable 🤣 My daughters 2017 Corolla LE with 100,000+ miles on it still have the original brake pads and shoes, and figuring they will hit about 150,000 miles before they will require replacing, I have driven 1989 Caprice’s and I am pretty sure her Corolla will out stop your Caprice over and over again, and other than replacing tires and 1 tpms sensor and of course oil changes and 1 battery, nothing else has needed replacing or repairs, can you honestly say that about your Caprice??? Oh and the 3rd gen Tacoma’s (2016-2023) have been doing very good, a lot of them are going 200,000-300,000 miles… I have seen the 2006ish Corolla’s go over 500,000 miles being driven hard with very little repairs… ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/90 "2025-04-08T14:35:46Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > My daughters 2017 Corolla LE with 100,000+ miles on it still have the original brake pads and shoes, and figuring they will hit about 150,000 miles before they will require replacing We were able to get 120k+ miles on my wifes Accords (87 and 96). Mainly because they were a lighter vehicle then her Lexus and at the time she was doing a lot of highway driving. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463/91 "2025-04-12T02:16:00Z")
Look at certified used low mileage cars , Bought my daughter a certified used Camry with less than 20K miles for a good price . They have a better powertrain warranty than new cars do for some reason . Even though it was low mileage they even replaced the brakes as part of the certified process . [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/im-not-excited-about-a-new-car-note-but-i-also-dont-know-how-reliable-a-used-car-would-be-pros-cons/199463.md?page=4)