Toyota's are the most reliable: but not the sexiest

[sevbucmash]

Now that you know what brand and model, what you do is search google for "Audi A3 engine problems" this way you identify engines that have consistent problem. Then do the same with "Audi A3 transmission problems" this way you identify transmission options that are prone to problems.

 

[Bokanovsky]

I have enough money that I could go buy a brand new car and pay all cash for it. Probably 2 new cars if I wanted to.

That doesn't make it smart, and I don't do dumb things just because I can afford to. That's how you stop being able to afford to do them.

It's also "dumb" to buy new clothing, furniture and basically new anything. Do you shop for clothing at Salvation Army?

You know that you're not poor when the time you save not having to search for a used car is more valuable than the money you save not buying new.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

It's also "dumb" to buy new clothing, furniture and basically new anything. Do you shop for clothing at Salvation Army?

You know that you're not poor when the time you save not having to search for a used car is more valuable than the money you save not buying new.

Man, there is something called common sense.

We are talking about the second most expensive purchase you'll buy in your life in most cases usually next to a house versus things that cost far less.

If you don't understand the nuances and differences in this then there isn't really much else to say.

Dumb is dumb regardless of how you try to frame it.

 

[Bokanovsky]

We are talking about the second most expensive purchase you'll buy in your life in most cases usually next to a house versus things that cost far less.

Go back and read what I said. "Better yet, make enough money where you don't have to buy used cars because of depreciation concerns." I stand by that comment.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Go back and read what I said. "Better yet, make enough money where you don't have to buy used cars because of depreciation concerns." I stand by that comment.

I already read it and I still think it's dumb.

 

[Bokanovsky]

I already read it and I still think it's dumb.

Thanks for letting me know. I think you are too poor to afford a new car and are trying to rationalize your used car purchase as a “smart” decision.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Thanks for letting me know. I think you are too poor to afford a new car and are trying to rationalize your used car purchase as a “smart” decision.

Poor people can't pay cash for multiple new cars if they chose to do it.

Unless you are worth millions and throw money down the toilet, it's just a dumb decision.

Would be like saying I can buy a house and pay 500K for it and it's worth 400K the day after I bought it but it is a smart decision.

Or I'm going to buy a stock that is worth $100 today but $85 tomorrow just because I can "afford" to do it. People who make dumb financial decisions don't keep their money very long, that's the entire point.

Makes no logical sense.

 

[Westminster]

People don't buy cars - or lots of other goods and services - based on logic. There are lots of other potential motivations.

 

[Travel memoir21]

Buy a decent car like a Honda Civic, a Nissan Juke, maybe a modern Camry. Bottom line, you just need something to take you from point A to B, know the whats and what nots of keeping a car in great shape and keep your car clean at all times and you should be good to go.