As many have mentioned, from a financial perspective anyway, buying a low mileage vehicle that is a couple of years old is by far the smartest move. Not only has it taken the largest hit on depreciation in those first few years, but it will also have established a record on reliability that can be researched. The popularity of SUV's has had a detrimental effect on my favorite class of vehicles, that being the 4-door sports sedans (especially those where you 'row your own'). A number of manufacturers have dropped lines of sedans in favor of SUV's and crossovers in the last few years and even the ones left, have limited choices for manuals. While many modern dual-clutch automatic gearboxes are better than modern manual gearboxes, to me there's still nothing more satisfying than the perfect rev-matched downshift with a manual, so count me as a dues-paying member of the - "Save The Manuals Club."
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