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Cd · 11-25-2020, 08:12 PM

At what point does it make it worthwhile to buy new ?
There always has to be that first person to begin the recycling ( pass down ) cycle.

I have had my car for over 20 years, and it still runs great.
I remember one of you mentioned long ago about how that driving an old car less than "x " amount of miles a year would do far less environmental damage than buying a new vehicle.

Every time I think of replacing my car with something fancier, I think of that.
( As well as thinking " Is this a NEED, or a WANT " )

And I'm actually thinking of buying a cheap,USED "new" car too.
So what do you all think about that ?

Also, what is your advice on buying new, versus used on other things, such as electronics ?

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Buying used, instead of new for environmental reasons -Pros and Cons ? At what point does it make it worthwhile to buy new ? There always has to be that first person to begin the recycling ( pass down ) cycle. I have had my car for over 20 years, and it still runs great. I remember one of you mentioned long ago about how that driving an old car less than "x " amount of miles a year would do far less environmental damage than buying a new vehicle. Every time I think of replacing my car with something fancier, I think of that. ( As well as thinking " Is this a NEED, or a WANT " ) And I'm actually thinking of buying a cheap,USED "new" car too. So what do you all think about that ? Also, what is your advice on buying new, versus used on other things, such as electronics ?