“Are you already wealthy? Do you have $1 million sitting in the bank? Then, and only then, says Ramsey, you can hit that new car lot.”
He’s wrong. You should never buy a new car. I did it once. In 1992. Still trying to recover. https://apple.news/AhkKCu7wGQDGkBohgi0nwPw (Apple News link)
Dave Ramsey Explains Why Buying a New Car Is a Terrible Idea — TheStreet

Buying a new car means throwing money out the window, according to Ramsey.

@asymco not sure we want to stop buying cars cold turkey. The car industry props up a lot of manufacturers and jobs. Kind of a necessary evil esp in the States