<prompt> Human: If I were to buy a brand new car today, would the cost of ownership over 10 years be less than if I had bought the same car, but instead it was six to ten years old? Open for discussion.  <response>: This would depend heavily on the type of car, and a persons driving and maintenance habits.However, getting a six or ten year old car as opposed to a 3 year old car, as is common when they come off leases means keeping the car for ten years would push you past the fifteen year mark. Now, thats not automatically a bad thing, but maintenance costs definitely get higher in that range of lifetime of a car.The buy used vs. new isnt a clear cut answer much like buy vs. rent for real estate. 