It’s difficult at times to try to budget for a new vehicle when you need one. Sometimes, it’s more cost effective to go for newer rather than brand-new if you need another vehicle. If you live around Watsonville, Gilroy, or Santa Cruz, you have several options available at Watsonville Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM if you want to consider a pre-owned vehicle. Check out our inventory of pre-owned vehicles and find a model and trim that will work for your lifestyle.
There are many benefits in buying a pre-owned vehicle. The most obvious is the initial sticker price. New vehicles come with a new vehicle price, and that means higher monthly payments, higher insurance premiums, higher sales tax, and what’s worse, once you buy a new vehicle it can depreciate as much as 10-15 percent within the first month of ownership, and by as much as 35% within the first year of ownership. When you buy used, you can look forward to the following:
Additionally, another benefit includes options and option packages. When you buy a used vehicle, if you want certain options included in your vehicle you can expect your sticker price to increase by hundreds or even thousands of dollars to have the perks, bells, and whistles added to your vehicle.
As you add more advanced technology and convenience features, you can watch the sticker price increase. If you want the latest entertainment system, it may be completely out of your budget with a new vehicle. But if you want some fun and unique things included in your vehicle, finding used vehicles that already have all those amenities becomes easier to manage financially. The sticker price on a used vehicle will already reflect those options that you want so the used vehicle price may fit within your budget better.
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Once you have decided on a model you want, contact us and set up a test drive. We want you to be happy with your vehicle choice and the best way to know if it is right for you is to take it for a spin before you buy and see how it feels. Choose several models and come in and look at them yourself to see what they are like when you can experience them tangibly and then try it out to make sure it is everything you want in a vehicle.
If you are ready for the next step, speak with our sales staff and with our finance team. Begin with our application for financing and let us help you get into your newer vehicle today.