It's like buying a car.
Why go with a cheap car? You know it is unreliable, and it will probably strand you at the worst possible time.
Save your money and go buy a nice, reliable Honda. It isn't the most exciting car, but it looks good and is low maintenance. It's the kind of car you don't have to worry about. Some Hondas actually have really good performance even if the styling is a little bland. Hondas are also very fuel efficient, which will save you money.
Maybe the cheap car is fine, for now. Maybe you'll get good at working on the car. You'll read a lot of manuals and spend a lot of time in the shop, and it will sort of work, for a while. That doesn't change the fact that you bought an inherently defective car. You still never know what's going to go wrong next.
You end up wasting a lot of time and money fixing up a car that will never work right, and at the end you have nothing to show for it but bills and lost time. Meanwhile the guy with the Honda was enjoying driving around town. The Honda may breakdown from time to time too, nothing's perfect, but if you perform regular maintenance it should run fine for a long, long time. Overall, you will spend a lot more time enjoying the Honda than you will the cheap car.
Maybe you'll get enough money to buy a fancy little sports car, maybe even one for every day of the week. Sports cars are fun to drive and fun to show off, but make sure you have enough money to maintain such an expensive car.
You have to be careful with a sports car. People will want to borrow it, or steal it, so keep it garaged. If you don't like the idea of someone stealing your sports car, you are probably better off buying the Honda. Hondas occasionally get stolen too, they are desirable cars after all, but you will have less to worry about with the Honda than you will with the sports car.
Rentals are fine once in a while. Just be sure the car is safe.
Leases are fine too. There isn't the commitment of buying. At the end of the lease, you can trade the car, or extend the lease, or buy the car. It's all up to you.
Be sure you go on a few test drives before you sign on the dotted line. Buyer beware: just because you went on a test drive does not mean the car is a good buy. It may have been in a flood, or someone may have rolled the odometer back, or it may have been in an accident, even if there is no longer any visible damage.
Avoid used cars with a lien on the title. When you buy a car, you should own it outright without a lien attached. A used car with a lien might be ok, but you have to keep in mind that it is your responsibility to take care of the lien in addition to the price of the car.
For more information on buying a car, including tips on how to buy, and things to check for when on a test drive, please visit www.sosuave.com
Why go with a cheap car? You know it is unreliable, and it will probably strand you at the worst possible time.
Save your money and go buy a nice, reliable Honda. It isn't the most exciting car, but it looks good and is low maintenance. It's the kind of car you don't have to worry about. Some Hondas actually have really good performance even if the styling is a little bland. Hondas are also very fuel efficient, which will save you money.
Maybe the cheap car is fine, for now. Maybe you'll get good at working on the car. You'll read a lot of manuals and spend a lot of time in the shop, and it will sort of work, for a while. That doesn't change the fact that you bought an inherently defective car. You still never know what's going to go wrong next.
You end up wasting a lot of time and money fixing up a car that will never work right, and at the end you have nothing to show for it but bills and lost time. Meanwhile the guy with the Honda was enjoying driving around town. The Honda may breakdown from time to time too, nothing's perfect, but if you perform regular maintenance it should run fine for a long, long time. Overall, you will spend a lot more time enjoying the Honda than you will the cheap car.
Maybe you'll get enough money to buy a fancy little sports car, maybe even one for every day of the week. Sports cars are fun to drive and fun to show off, but make sure you have enough money to maintain such an expensive car.
You have to be careful with a sports car. People will want to borrow it, or steal it, so keep it garaged. If you don't like the idea of someone stealing your sports car, you are probably better off buying the Honda. Hondas occasionally get stolen too, they are desirable cars after all, but you will have less to worry about with the Honda than you will with the sports car.
Rentals are fine once in a while. Just be sure the car is safe.
Leases are fine too. There isn't the commitment of buying. At the end of the lease, you can trade the car, or extend the lease, or buy the car. It's all up to you.
Be sure you go on a few test drives before you sign on the dotted line. Buyer beware: just because you went on a test drive does not mean the car is a good buy. It may have been in a flood, or someone may have rolled the odometer back, or it may have been in an accident, even if there is no longer any visible damage.
Avoid used cars with a lien on the title. When you buy a car, you should own it outright without a lien attached. A used car with a lien might be ok, but you have to keep in mind that it is your responsibility to take care of the lien in addition to the price of the car.
For more information on buying a car, including tips on how to buy, and things to check for when on a test drive, please visit www.sosuave.com
