Is buying a new car really that difficult??

[Igottastartthinkingbee]

We need a new car. I don’t mind what it is as long as it’s reliable, not too old or mileage too high. But DH is spending forever searching for the perfect car. Got to be the right spec, colour, model, leather seats blah blah blah. I am sooooooooooooo bored of talking about, looking at, searching for cars!!!! It can’t be that hard surely!?! He thinks I’m not taking it seriously enough and I think he’s being pedantic. Other people seem to just crack on and buy one. AIBU?? Are other people like my DH??

I think it depends on the person, we bought one easily in a weekend, from no idea we were going to buy a car to researching, having a good look around and buying the one we wanted. Another guy in my office took about 3 months searching, test driving, looking at different options etc.

I think it can be as quick or as slow as you want it to be!

Your car is said to be the second most expensive purchase you make after your house. That being so, it’s not surprising that some people like to be a little choosy over how they make that expenditiure.

And a little knowledge about cars can help in avoiding buying a lemon.

I bought my first car in about a week, I knew what I wanted (basically a Honda jazz nothing fancy), found one and bought it, picked it up. My boyfriend is a real car freak and spent months searching. I got lots of texts worrying about leather colour etc. I really couldn’t be arsed at all. So your husband is not alone!

Very little worse than forking out for a car and finding it's not suitable. You don't want to have issues like: Boot too small to fit the pram or shopping, can't fit enough car seats across the back, has too big a blind spot (I love my Zafira but it has terribly wide frames at the sides so if you don't lean all the way into the windscreen to look you can easily miss seeing a car coming), not enough power - once had a car with zero 'oomph' and it was horrible to drive. Lots of things matter that you don't realise til you either don't have them or do and don't want them!
It's a lot of money to spend on something that may break down soon after buying if second hand. Brand new cars instantly lose thousands in value once it leaves the forecourt and if you find you don't like it, you're either stuck with it or have wasted a load of money and have to go looking again.

Though if you're not bothered then leave it to your DH. You don't have to go round garages with him. Let him sort it.

Men seem to care much more about cars. I used to find it really annoying. It's all over now though. He got a Prius a few years ago - the research was exhausting - I drove it and loved it. Now we both drive Toyota hybrids and wouldn't touch anything else.