I bought a new but cheap car and have driven it for slightly more than 100k kilometers. I really like the car and even if I had more money I'd just buy the same car again.

I don't see how cars can be status symbols if you can just buy a 3 year old car at a steep discount. Nobody is going to know the difference between a new car owner that kept his car for more than 3 years and someone who bought a 3 year old used car.