I Should Be a Millionaire By Now

My comment was directed to the OP.

Even though I could probably afford it (at least at my last job), I've never purchased a new car and probably never will...for exact reason you stated- a 2-3 year old car is thousands if not 10 or more thousands cheaper and still retains the balance of a factory warranty.

I bought a 1993 ext cab Dakota in 1996 for 8K (and it had been painted plum crazy!)
a 2000 Dakota R/T in 2002 for 16K (they were going for 20-23K at the time, and I still have it)
and recently a 2015 jeep Renegade in 2018.

I believe if I add the savings from the first two versus buying new....the third one becomes free!