That's the reason l changed my buying habits. The cars up here lose their value too fast because of the rust bs. I used to buy new midrange cars like Accords or Camrys etc and try to keep them as long as possible and basically give them away in a trade in.

Now what l do is buy a higher end car, but not new. Ex. I'm driving a Lexus LS 350. I buy 3 year old models (which are still under warranty), and trade them in after 3-4 years for another 3 year old while still getting decent money back for the trade in.

This way l get a much better car than l would have a new one for less money and they rarely fuck up on major components (my last Lexus in 3 years l only changed the oil and wipers, tires were new on it, brakes still good). And sell it with less depreciation, rince repeat. Worked out great for me so far.

That's the reason l changed my buying habits. The cars up here lose their value too fast because of the rust bs. I used to buy new midrange cars like Accords or Camrys etc and try to keep them as long as possible and basically give them away in a trade in.

Now what l do is buy a higher end car that depreciates less . Ex. I'm driving a Lexus LS 350 , but l don't buy them new. I buy 3 year old models (which are still under warranty), and trade them in after 3-4 years for another 3 year old.

This way l get a much better car than l would have a new one for less money and they rarely fuck up on major components (my last Lexus in 3 years l only changed the oil and wipers, fires were new on it, brakes still good). And sell it with less depreciation, rince repeat. Worked out great for me so far.