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[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Just some free finance advice. Vehicles are a money sink, they only lose you value. If you aren't comfortable with the concept of losing money, DO NOT buy an expensive vehicle. But the cheapest used car you can with cash on hand. Now, that's not possible for everyone. And it's not practical for everyone, it might be in your best interest to lease a vehicle for a monthly fee. Your lease should be with a reputable car dealer that has some kind of agreement to regularly maintain the car, and to trade it in often for another car without increasing your fees. The goal here is to pay as little as you can, and trade in often so you don't ever reach the point of needing serious repairs to the vehicle. Different situations have different needs, no one size solution works. But I'd HIGHLY discourage taking out a large debt in order to buy a new car. Your losing money you don't have. That's a bad idea. Then again, bankruptcy has few downsides when you are already poor.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's a point where the cheapest used car can end up costing more than a slightly more expensive one. While I agree with your advice generally, I'd instead recommend buying the most reliable used vehicle you can afford.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Having seen how expensive a cheap car can really be (that's all my mom could afford as a kid, and did that come back to bite her regularly), I won't go lower than CPO when doing a purchase. I bought used without a CPO exactly once, and I was very glad it got totaled before I had to put a bunch of money into it (and that insurance said it was worth more than I owed so I got a decent down payment on the next one).