You neglected to mention how much you'd like to spend.
As for second hand or used, second hand has gotten a lot more attractive in recent years. Reliability has gone up. Anno 2025, you don't have to worry about buying a car from 2015, as you did when buying a car from 1995 in 2005.
Unless perhaps you're buying Chinese. Their products have …
You neglected to mention how much you'd like to spend.
As for second hand or used, second hand has gotten a lot more attractive in recent years. Reliability has gone up. Anno 2025, you don't have to worry about buying a car from 2015, as you did when buying a car from 1995 in 2005.
Unless perhaps you're buying Chinese. Their products have gotten way better over the years, there's not much to worry about buying a new BYD. But for second hand cars you might still want to stay away.
Electric/hybrid/gasoline.
Purely a question of how long your drives are. Do you nearly exclusively drive trips of less than 250 miles? Than electric is probably your best bet.
Longer trips hybrid or gasoline is still preferred, though due to much faster charging electric isn't as much a hassle as it used to be.
But without a price point it's hard to give specific recommendations.
You neglected to mention how much you'd like to spend.
As for second hand or used, second hand has gotten a lot more attractive in recent years. Reliability has gone up. Anno 2025, you don't have to worry about buying a car from 2015, as you did when buying a car from 1995 in 2005.
Unless perhaps you're buying Chinese. Their products have gotten way better over the years, there's not much to worry about buying a new BYD. But for second hand cars you might still want to stay away.
Electric/hybrid/gasoline.
Purely a question of how long your drives are. Do you nearly exclusively drive trips of less than 250 miles? Than electric is probably your best bet.
Longer trips hybrid or gasoline is still preferred, though due to much faster charging electric isn't as much a hassle as it used to be.
But without a price point it's hard to give specific recommendations.