One way to look at it is that the difference between paying for a new "exactly what you want" car, or buying someone else's old used car, is equivalent to a week or two at the beach, an overnight trip to Manhattan to catch a two hour play (that you didn't want to see to begin with), and a few dinners at over-priced restaurants where you're still hungry even after the main entrée.
Now, which would you rather
really have?