I am doing something very atypical. I am thinking about treating myself to something nice. I live a pretty frugal lifestyle -- I think I spend more on my cats than myself -- but after I was in my car accident last summer, I had to get a new car quickly. The one I bought is fine, in that it gets me from "a" to "b," but I bought it used, with about 32,000 miles on it and after eight or so months, the things I do not like about it are showing. And I know it is ridiculous to complain about a less-than-four-year-old car when a lot of people drive cars that are ten or more years old, but here we are.
So I am looking at buying a new car, the first new (like right off the factory line) car I have purchased since I was just out of college and bought a Honda that lasted until damn near my 40th birthday. I have the money to do it, I won't borrow money, I will pay for it out of pocket, but I am so unaccustomed to splurging on myself, it feels "wrong" in some way. I have a price in mind for what I want to spend and a little wiggle room if it is close, I just wonder whether, when push comes to shove, I will go through with it.
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You can get a better deal buying a 5 year old luxury car from a direct private sale. You can evaluate the previous owner plus you can get a trusted mechanic to examine it. You'll save a good bit of money and avoid owning the steep depreciation of a new car.
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ReplyDeleteIf you made another car last that long, you may as well buy new.
As you said, you don't spend much on yourself, so treat yourself.