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Originally Posted by projekkt
If buying manual equates to "avoiding" any potential problems on a "high" priced car, my impression is that this purchase is gonna put financial strain on you. [Especially when its considered an affordable car] As such, I'm gonna play devils advocate and say you should probably look more milder car. reasons below:
-more maintenance versus a toyota/honda
-insurance premiums
-limited cargo flexibility vs a sedan or cuv
-the RWD risk
-snow tires in the winter
-potential ticket magnet
-if you want more iI'm sure the members here can think of more reasons
As someone who does personal finance for friends, I was wanted to put it out there that you should really consider the impact of getting this car especially if its financially straining. Also consider how important traveling the world is to you as well. But if you've considered all of the above and still are set on buying this car, good luck shopping!
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As spoiled as this is going to sound, I'm only covering the down payment (around 8k) and my parents are making the payments. As I will only have to worry about maintenance/insurance I should have no problems actually owning the car.
The transmission issue is that since I've driven an automatic car for what little time I've been driving (22 yrs old, so about 6 years) the folks feel that a response would not be immediate and second-nature in the case of a catastrophe.
As for selling privately, I have been considering that as an option and will have to see what I can do...
Lastly, the budget is 25k with little wiggle room, so paying 28k for a BRZ is out of question haha. I WISH!