Find a $2-3k beater. Use it for 3 months and sell it for what you paid for it. That's what I would do. Plus that is the perfect time to sell a beater as people buy their teenagers cars to go back to school. Win-Win. Actually have one to sell. Only 80k miles, so not really a beater, just 12 years old, great shape, and happens to be in the price range. New tires this week, and some kid will be very happy.
Ole girl wants and deserves a new car, so guess it's back to the first car payment I've had in over 8 years.
Ole girl wants and deserves a new car, so guess it's back to the first car payment I've had in over 8 years.
I sold both my cars the first day on craigslist for the price I wanted.
Hell I had a 16ft box truck that I thought I would never sell that sold within 2 weeks. Drove and made good money for a year in it, and still sold for more than I paid for it.
I also sold washer&dryer and a pool table the first weekend on craigslist.
I wouldn't worry about getting stuck with it at all. I've sold 6 total on craigslist for myself and friends, and I'm seriously thinking of buying and selling more. Like stated, perfect time for peeps looking for cheap cars for teenagers.
I wouldn't worry about getting stuck with it at all. I've sold 6 total on craigslist for myself and friends, and I'm seriously thinking of buying and selling more. Like stated, perfect time for peeps looking for cheap cars for teenagers.
Call me crazy, but the truck I have now, I chanced and bought on ebay from Pa, and had it shipped to me for $500. I got it for $3k cheaper than I could find here (shipping included), and I've now driven for 2 years next month without putting a dime in it. As soon as I solidify FT employment again, I will sell this one too and make a profit (even if I sell for what I paid), or I say I will, as I miss my fancy put your head in the seat rocket ship of a car, but I don't miss the payment or the high ass insurance...
Go to hertz and sign up for the month to month, I did this for over a year and did not have to worry about selling a car, If I had buy/lease, I would have had to come up with deposit etc, also I changed vehicles over three times during that period, my neighbors were wondering how I was driving new cars and changing so often, lol
https://images.hertz.com/pdfs/monthlyleasecomparison.pdf
https://images.hertz.com/pdfs/monthlyleasecomparison.pdf
Anyone who pays a down payment on a lease got taken to the cleaners. Rule #1 - Never put money down on a lease.
Made better than the new ones, but I understand. that's why a beater is a beater. Pay $1500. Something major goes wrong, you scrap for $400-$600 (paying over $13 per 100 lbs on cars here right now), and no big deal IMO. If a $1500 car last the 3 months, you got your moneys worth already.
