So with the other polls, why not one more....

Did you get yours new?

I bought mine new as a demo car and got $7500 down from MSRP before the economy tanked and those deals became more common. I financed it over 5 years at 5.25% fixed. That makes interest on the car cheaper than my wife's medical school student loans, so we'll probably pay the car off rather close to the full term.

I went new because I expect to own the car around 10 years, although it probably won't be my DD for quite that long. I was willing to pay the few grand extra so I know the car has never had a mis-shift or anything funny with the history. Any damage is my damage, and I know where it is and how hard it is to correct. If I wanted it for a 3 year term, I would have got it used and saved the difference.

 

Bought mine new back in 02

 

Used as a 4 year old car in 2006 and paid $19K for it with 12K on the clock.

The car was in better shape at 4 years old than most 1 year old cars at the time and I saved about $9,000 over buying new. Never regretted buying mine used.

 

Bought my first S used
Traded in for my new CR

 

new both times

 

i bought mine 4 years old new. I had purchased a car new once before and after a few years of ownership i decided to sell, taking a big hit on depreciation, ever since then i made up my mind i'd never buy new again.

 

New for me sub 60 miles on it and 81 after test drive lol

 

bought mine used from a honda dealership, but still had the factory warranty

 

New for me on the 08, my 02 was used and so was my 06!

 

Bought my '08 new in Feb '09 for nearly $8k below MSRP. Not the kind of car I would take a chance on buying used.