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Sep 09, 2008 23:10

Shopping for a car on the internet is so useless. I can't just sit and look and not want most everything I see. There is no simple way around doing this ( Read more... )

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ennirol September 10 2008, 14:51:10 UTC
A few questions/thoughts about this:

1) Are used cars not an option? Not a place you want to go?

2) What's wrong with the Kia Rio? I don't know much about these (and yeah, the Mazda is better-looking) but if it's $3,000 cheaper for a new one, that's not nothing.

3) "seriously? I'll be in my thirties when I am done paying for it."

When I was 25, I also wanted to be and planned to be out of debt by the time I was 30 (letting student loans be an exception - those are on a 15-year payment plan starting some time in early 2002).

I'm not discouraging you from this way of thinking - and you *have* to think in terms of getting out of debt, true, but don't be too worried about being in debt in your thirties. You'll be in distinguished, fine company. Though I realize I am not exactly a great authority on this subject. *wink*

I have a good story about dental bills but this is a public entry. :)

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holdyourbatboy September 10 2008, 15:11:56 UTC
used cars are an option, but there are so many and so unpredictable. They also are nearly the same price if you want one that appears to have a lot of life in them.

the kia rio is still outta my range, I think. The cheapest one that's an auto (i've driven stick, it doesnt seem to be worth it) is over 15,000 with tax.

It's not that I think I'll be out of debt when I'm thirty, it's that the money I am saving right now will be used on a car, and with payments and insurance that means little/no savings till it's done being paid off.

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fullgl September 10 2008, 15:53:00 UTC
Don't think of it that way. If you start making more money, you can pay off the car sooner, not to mention you can start saving more. I used to think I'd never have a proper savings account, but after starbucks was over and I started making more money I was able to pay things off, get out of credit card debt, and have even started saving a little money for the future. Find a nice early 2000s japanese car(Toyota, Honda, etc) and it'll last another 10 years, even with only minor maintenance.

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watotube April 10 2011, 00:48:28 UTC
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