| Buying a used car is something that is quickly catching | | | | know what kind of a driver you are. You absolutely |
| on for many of us. I am probably going to be one of | | | | cannot go into a dealership and pick out a car |
| those people that winds up buying a used car as my | | | | because you liked the way it looked on a commercial |
| next vehicle rather than buying new. Every car that | | | | that you saw. Instead, you have to go into it with a |
| I've ever had the luxury of driving has been brand new. | | | | much more clear head. What kind of driving do you |
| However, after my latest foible of purchasing a brand | | | | typically do in a week? Are you the kind of person |
| new vehicle that has had nothing but problems with it | | | | who goes on a lot of weekend trips? Are you close |
| since day one, I have set my sights on purchasing a | | | | to your family or friends who live hundreds of miles |
| used vehicle. | | | | away? There are other things to take into account as |
| Used vehicles aren't better than nor are they worse | | | | well. For instance, what kind of salary do you have? |
| than purchasing a new car. Rather, it is merely a | | | | What is your monthly overhead with all of your bills |
| choice of preference. What many first time car buyers | | | | taken into consideration? |
| do not realize is that as soon as you drive that new | | | | Remember that when you purchase a car for the first |
| car off of the parking lot from the dealership, it | | | | time, you are paying significantly more than what is |
| immediately loses its value. It is a sad but true fact. | | | | advertised on the sticker price. From the down |
| And right after I realized that my choice to purchase | | | | payment on your vehicle to the monthly payments that |
| the car that I wound up with, I returned to the | | | | will follow until your lease term has expired, you still |
| dealership just a few weeks later to find out how | | | | have to pay for gasoline to fill up your vehicle as well |
| much I would be able to recoup and was shocked to | | | | as oil changes and regular servicing, not to mention the |
| learn that it had already lost half of its value! Imagine | | | | occasional mishap that can happen when you own a |
| my chagrin when I, dumbfounded, left the dealership | | | | vehicle. No one ever plans on getting into an accident, |
| and started to feel incredibly ashamed that I had | | | | but this is what insurance is for. So, now you've got to |
| rushed into such a major decision. | | | | find an insurance company, which will cost more |
| A couple of years later, and in a slightly different | | | | money per month depending on your driving history as |
| financial position, I am now considering getting a | | | | well as the type of vehicle that you own. Can you |
| different vehicle altogether. The main thing to consider | | | | think of any other things that might cause your car to |
| when purchasing a car (whether new or used) is to | | | | cost more than you originally planned? |