MINe 109 said:
Old is good. 
Except for cars, right?
I'd rather have a 5-year-old luxury car than a brand-new econobox. How
about you?
Sure but only if those are your only options.
It was an exemplar, not an exhaustive study.
But I want to hear Obie's answer.
Wasn't he an old Volvo guy? Sorta splits the difference between the two
categories.
Now he's a shiny-new-Corolla guy.