This is turning into a "let's blog about my car problems" blog. For that, I'm sorry.
I got my car fixed... again... $150 for the part, and my dad and brother-in-law put it in. Although it's back, this will hopefully be the last week I will spend with that car. I want a new one before the weekend. I originally thought I wouldn't be able to afford more than $110 car payments (as I was doing with the old one before I paid it off), but I realized that with the amount of money I was putting into repairing the hunk of junk, I was probably putting on average $300 a month into my car.
So I think I'm going to look for a new car. Like, new new. Because the fat cash I'll be saving with not fixing a vehicle would now go to my car payments for five years. I don't like having a loan, but I don't really have a choice, and it's the smartest option.
Unless you want to buy me a new car. That would be nice of you.
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VEDJ: Vegetarian Hibachi
: a cornucopia of fruit
: a couple fries, onion rings, a small slice of pizza
: a side salad
: a bowl of cereal
: some OJ, some fruit juice
: two bottles of water maybe
EEDJ: two hours of outdoor activities including Frisbee and boccie ball (which was really just me walking around and picking up my balls while everyone else scored points. Yes, I suck.)
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ReplyDeleteOne thing about new cars is that they loose value so fast though... in the second year it's only worth ~half the price. That might add up to a $10000 loss.
ReplyDeleteI bought a used car for $1500 in January.
I'm fixing it up myself since then.
I think overall, I put about $1800 into it by now, plus about 20h of work. So, I'm not sure how that adds up, but admittedly, it's still a piece of trash and that won't change no matter how much "love" I'm going to put into it.
Good luck to your car plans!! :)
I've been thinking about getting a new car. *sigh* maybe in the next couple of years lol
ReplyDeleteI think you’re making the right choice in pursuing a new car. But before you do that, I think you should spend enough time to research on what car you really prefer and if your budget can shoulder the expenses. Financially, it is advisable to pay for a new car monthly than to pay for repairs every month. Well, it’s been more than a year since you had this problem, so I think this is all in the books. :)
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