My car looks soooo good to me now! Do you think its b/c I only owe $200 on it????

Question

I wanted to trade my car in as soon as its paid off, but now it looks brand new to me! My last car payment is next week, 3 years early! I think maybe I should wait a year now that its paid off before getting a new one....oh btw its a 2003 Olds Alero w/ 71,000 miles on it

Answer 1

i would say that has a lot to do with it i remember getting my truck paid for,i though it was the nicest looking one around,the next morning after making the last payment it almost looked new,while everyone else was going in debt i was getting out of debt,so id say that has a whole lot to do with the feeling you have about it,id keep it for a lot longer,that's good mileage on it,and I'm sure you have kept up the maintenance on it also, you,ll enjoy driving it a lot more now,it should last you another 150 thousand miles anyway ,and that's a lot of years of good driving,good luck with it.

Answer 2

If it's been reliable for you so far, keep it. There's no point in going into debt for a new car when you can use the time to save up for a bigger down payment on your next car... Bigger down payment = smaller loan = less interest. So you'll save more then just the amount you can save up.

Having said all of that, the Olds Alero is basically the same car as a Pontiac Grand Am. My last Grand Am was quite a bit older (1994) but had less then $1000 in repairs and just shy of 190,000 miles when I got rid of it.

That's a lot of years to own a car, I know... But now I have a 2006 Pontiac G6 that's completely paid off.

Answer 3

It's finally paid off, don't rush out and get a new debt. An Alero is a nice car, hold onto it for a while longer. It's all paid for now, so you will have a bit of extra cash to do other things. Enjoy your car.

Answer 4

Keep making that payment to yourself in a seperate savings account for 2 years and buy a hybrid when you get ready, you'll save gas (help the environment) and look (So Cool)

Sell your car out right for bigger bucks than a trade would give you and you'll ahve more leverage.

You might have it painted or detailed before selling it.

Be the person on the winning team and get what you want.

Good luck honey

If you live out east e-mail me when you're gonna sell and I might buy it for my wife

Answer 5

Are you serious???? It's only money. Think of what the family must be going through... They lost a son, a brother or whatever he meant to them and all you are thinking of is money??? And they've got loads of bills to pay because of the funeral. They are probably broke. Was he really your ''friend'' or someone you just knew because if he was a true friend to you you'd definitely let this slide. It's only money.... But if he, like, has a real rich family, like super rich, you go to them and demand your money back. Now that he dead he gon' be needing no money... I'm jokin'... But, seriously, let this slide. Your friend has bigger things to worry about now that he deaD... Like where he going, hell or heaven...

Answer 6

I would keep it and drive it until its lets you down which it shouldn't do for a long time as long as you've been maintaining it to protect the investment. Good Luck

Answer 7

absolutely! It will look even better in $200 more and it hardly has that much mileage on it.

Answer 8

It will even look better to you next week when you have the origional title in your hand.

Answer 9

drive that olds into the ground, you will save so much money. have some pride in your investment.

Answer 10

Does it still have the new car smell or does it smell like fart?