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Don't finance. Say you have a 20k budget. Buy a 10-12k good used car. Use the rest for repairs. 10-12k will get you something way better than most 20k cars on the market. |
Yeah, try to pay cash and not finance especially for cars in this price range. |
hmm older acura tl or si..... the golf looks not bad even though it is not a sedan, any prices for these 3 cars? |
new car cheaper to finance, used cars from dealers are not............if you dont have enough funds to pay it off, dont buy used. |
Get a Subaru. For Vancouver roads that are wet 80% of the time AWD is the only way to go if you want any kind of performance. Just my opinion... but even a non turbo AWD Subaru will perform way better than a civic SI when the road is wet. Then there's snow and standing water. Even in the summer it will grip better. |
maybe save a couple more months and buy the car without your parents help? honestly, im so glad i didn't rely on my parents because i almost had to buy an altima coupe/ accord coupe because it was what they wanted....oh and it was going to be automatic as well. i just told myself to stop everything and not ask them for their help and got the car that I wanted. also, in the end i ended up saving so much more money because a new altima, accord would have costed me around 30-35k whereas the car i have right now only costed me 17k. ask yourself what YOU want in a car, be it power, handling, cargo, seats etc etc. know what YOU want because in the end, you will be the one paying for it and every time your payment comes in the mail you are going to hate your car more and more if it wasn't the one you wanted. |
^^^ and your gonna eventually bitch about not wanting it and either sell for a loss or try to trade for something that you want |
^^ I got my first car with my parents help and because they paid for most of it it was a car they wanted me to have - an automatic civic sedan and the only say I had was the color lol. |
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I bought a vehicle new in '08 and sold it in September. Losing 10k in depreciation isn't fun. |
mind if i ask which car is that? ^ hmmm i am thinking of switching to coupes and sedans now. only wanted a sedan so people can access it easier in the back but now i am like :fuckthatshit: only shotgun seat is going to fold not drivers :lawl: |
I like buying 2-3 year old cars, something coming off lease. You avoid taking a beating on new car depreciation. http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue21/ht21_1.gif |
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As for the OP, with a budget like that don't go new. Got a '10 civic auto for $23k out the door, for that much I could've gotten a 07' Lexus ES350, big step up? For used you save on the first big chunk of depreciation, some might still even have warranty. Just look for a reputable dealer, tbh for used I'd probably stick with some new car dealers. |
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OP, your posts are too vague. From what I have read, your parents want you to buy a new car in the $15K range and they are willing to give you $5000 as down payment. Is this correct? Who is going to pay for insurance and who is paying for gas? You have now changed your criteria to include coupes as well as sedans. What do you plan on doing with your car? Just a DD car or do you plan on any mods? ICE or rice mods? How old are you willing to go with the car? |
So you guys are saying financing an 8th generation civic si is not a good idea? I was thinking about financing one. |
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not too many decent options you can find under 15k for 07+ cars. most will still be entry level cars like base civics. a 07 + tl will still be close to 20. and to santofu, are you gona finance the whole amount of the car or what? cuz used car interest rate is at least 5%. + extra fees and tax on top if you buy from a dealer |
buy the car you want at a low price on the used market rather than buying a car your parents want because they want to control and curtail your fun factor. if you want to mitigate the break down exposure do one of the high km services at your next interval ie. replace the timing belt and water bump early. |
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It's that feeling you want bro. Yet what I think is, if you have a 90s Japanese bubble period car, your car is so overbuilt its sweet period is now more than anything else.... like a 93 Camry Avalon SC300 Accord 626s etc somehow just last for-effing-ever. :rukidding: |
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so you're saying any RWD sports car (M3, C63) etc doesn't have 'any kind of performance' in vancouver? awd is nice and all. but then again it comes with the extra weight, extra powertrain loss which = less power, and more parts to break. |
^^^ plus extra gas consumption, but it pretty fun in the rain |
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Basically with your budget, you are either looking at a rebuilt or something that is very entry level. A quick search of CL and I see a basic Mazda 3 that might be from one of those rebuild a wreck type dealer. Dodge Nitro SXT Mazda5 Kia Spectra Dodge Avenger from the same dealer as the Mazda 3 2008 Honda Civic SI - White - Lowest Mileage and Lowest Price This car might be something worth looking at that is pretty new and might be fun to drive. |
Side note , cars are the worst investments. I cant stress that enough, over the last 3 years i've lost maybe like .... 10-15g on depreciation 5g annually on gas x 3 insurance 3.5g annually x3 15 + 15 + 16.5g = 46.5g LOL Didn't even include maintenance shit Just get ready to have your bank raped |
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