New or Used?

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 402, 10 July 1928, Page 6

New or Used?

The Purchase of the First Machine There are few motorists w.io. launching out on the purchase of their first car. do not have to settle in their minds whether it will pay them best to purchase a new car or one that has seen possibly an appreciable amount ot service. A novice naturally feels that with a i new ear he is less likely to have trouble ! than with one which has passed j through the hands of numerous owner - ! drivers. If anything should happen, j however, he has the maker's guaran- | tee to fall back upon or can, at any rate, go immediately to the nearest seri vice station and have things put right. ! With a second-hand vehicle the 1 driver will probably have more confidence, because he feels that it does j not matter quite so much if an already shabby wing be scratched or a ; running board dented. The financial | side also requires consideration. LESS DEPRECIATION * There is no doubt that with a secI ond-hand car wisely bought, deprecia- ! uon does not amount to anything like I the extent of a new vehicle, w-hich j literally drops about 20 per cent, of | its value the very first time it is taken on the road. On the other hand, there are more small odds and ends likely to give trouble with a *used car. so that the repair bill is likely to be appreciably heavier than that of a new vehicle, as