New or Used?
I have just as of recently become aware of the suzuki kizashi, and so today o tooke one for a test drive and immediately loved it. Now my question to you is this, given the option between two 2011 kizashi sls's one is new and the other has 18000k on it. they are identical cars(other than paint color) but the used one is $8000 less. Just wondering if you guys think it is worth it to buy the new one and get the extra year of warranty, or to go with the used. let me know what you think.
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OzzieKizzy
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Hi Whiterice! Welcome to the forum!
If you can afford to go the new car, that would be your best bet. Personally, I try to go for new, simply because you dont really know how the used car has been treated etc.
Plus, if you are anything like me, if the used car has small scratches & dents, it will annoy you no end!!
If you can afford to go the new car, that would be your best bet. Personally, I try to go for new, simply because you dont really know how the used car has been treated etc.
Plus, if you are anything like me, if the used car has small scratches & dents, it will annoy you no end!!
2011 XLS
Tinted
De-Badged
Kenwood Satnav
Tinted
De-Badged
Kenwood Satnav
Financially, a used car is always a better choice as someone else has taken the depreciation hit and worked out the "bugs".
Unfortunately, it's not always so clear cut as that ... The post above brings up some good points.
Unfortunately, it's not always so clear cut as that ... The post above brings up some good points.
2011 Sport SLS with nav Black Pearl Metallic
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chazyouwin
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For $8000 less and a fully transferable warranty, I would be deleriously happy to take the used and 18K experience, all other things being perceptibly equal. Suzuki bumper-to-bumper is 36k I believe, but there is a 7-yr 100K drive train.
2010 Kizashi SLS FWD Gray; 2013 Grand Vitara 4wd red; 2012 SX4 blue; 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV black
Previous: 2002 XL-7 Limited (2); 1992 Accord; '91 Volvo; '85 Toyota; '84 Celica; '73 Mercedes.
Previous: 2002 XL-7 Limited (2); 1992 Accord; '91 Volvo; '85 Toyota; '84 Celica; '73 Mercedes.
Hey thanks all, appreciate the input. I am gonna take the used one for the day this weekend and get a real feel for it(buddy works there and said i could have it for the day), and then i will make my decision from there. On a side note the dealership where i recently took my test drive called me and said they have a black sx in the shop being lowered, and getting a body kit put on and said they will notify me when it gets in so i can come see if would prefer that one to the white sx i test drove. thinking it's gonna look real sick. They said it should be done within the next couple o weeks so i will take some pics and post them for all to see even if i dont end up buying it. Lady said its gonna be an extra eight G's so I'll have to see, not sure i wanna spend that much.