Im saving up money right now. Slowly but surely. And I was wondering what type of car I should get as well. I would love to have a nice looking car but I can' t afford it so I just want one that runs and gets me to the places I need. And how much money should I spend on one? Any suggestions?
2007-09-28 08:08:47 · 7 answers · asked by Sarah 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
I would say dont spend more than $5,000 on your first car. I spent $1900 and the car gets me from A to B but its not that great looking. I would say get a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla those are really good cars. Maximas are good to but they could get expensive. Hoped this helped
2007-09-28 08:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by Chris D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only as much as you can pay in cash. If that is $4,000, then only spend $4,000.
Avoid debt at all costs. Especially on cars because they do down in value like a rock.
Look for a car that has one owner, few accidents (check carfax or something), and a good maintenance history.
A website like cars.com can be helpful.
Individuals sell cars for less than dealerships, usually.
Have your mechanic inspect the car before purchasing.
2007-09-28 15:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by TruthSeeker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Save your money and don't buy anything under $2500, try to buy Japanese like Toyota - they last forever. Check around newspapers and craigslist, don't go to dealerships, they aren't as easy to negotiate with and will screw you. When you find a car you like, go with someone who knows cars and check everything, take test drive, ask about the condition of it. Ask what the owner has had replaced - ask him what he knows needs to be replaced. You will spend a lot less money buying a car for $3000 than you will buying one for $750 and finding out it needs new transmission or something like that.
2007-09-28 15:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey im going threw the same thing!!! if ur looking for new go wit one of the cheap ones like sicon or the VW rabbit, if you want a used one go to a local gas station or convense store and pick one of the classified books they have there that are like $2.50 or some odd amount of money, (if you dont wanna pay, just stand by them for a bit looking threw the books and then just walk out wit one, if they ask say you didnt know, lol) anyways there are a lot of really great used cars for lil money, i found a 2000 mustang for $8000, silly me didnt get it though, good luck
2007-09-28 15:20:08 · answer #4 · answered by Big L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEPENDS ON IF YOU ARE GOING NEW OR USED A SPORTS CAR ARE A LUXAREY CAR ARE A SUV ARE MINNI VAN ARE SOME THING OF THAT NATURE THE BEST THING TO DO IS SAVE SAVE SAVE AND SHOP AROUND AND LOOK LOOOK LOOK AND MAKE SHURE IT IS WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD AND MAKE SHURE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE INTHE CAR YOU BUY AND THAT YOU REALLY LIKE THE CAR OK THANKS AND I HOPE THIS HELPS GOD BLESS..........
2007-09-28 15:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Popeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not over 1000
2007-09-28 15:13:57 · answer #6 · answered by midnitrondavu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends how much money you have. My first car was 45,000. If you are poor, 5,000 dollars. Toyota or something.
2007-09-28 15:18:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋