<prompt> Human: I pamper my cars. I take excellent care, dont rev the engine, dont drive like I am in a rental car, and washwax my car regularly. I also do most of my own maintenance and repairs when I feel comfortable doing so and always take my cars to their respective manufacturing dealerships for major repairs I know, that is dumb, but they usually do the best work, and a lot of the work they do is warrantied.Does it make sense to want to buy a new car, so I know exactly what has happened to it, down to every mile? When buying a used car, even a certified pre-owned you are taking a gamble on how the previous owner took care of it. They may have washed it, but hardly ever changed the oil, etc.I know you are taking a loss as soon as you drive off the lot, but is that ever offset by knowing you wont need new rotors because the other guy liked to stand on his brakes? Or that you wont have any engine damage because the guy thought he was in the fast and the furious?TL:DR - Is it ever advantageous to buy a new car instead of used?  <response>: Im sure you dont eat rice and beans every night, even though that would maybe make the most financial sense. Just saying, dont just consider the dollar cost. Can you afford it? Would you get a lot of enjoyment out of it? How much do you want it compared to other things that you want? etc. 