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Originally Posted by CelicaJoe

I'm sure it's not the smartest decision I'll make, and I don't want to get super philosophical about my life views, but I've set up a pretty solid plan in case things get rough. I wouldn't be spending everything I have saved on the down payment, I'd be holding onto a year at minimum of payments that I'd dip into only if something unexpected happened. That's the primary reason I can't afford new, is the payments would be too high to keep that precaution. And I need to get another car because I'm met with countless issues with mine and spend more time working on it than is healthy.
I appreciate the suggestion! And I understand where you're coming from, but I also know when I graduate there's going to be more important things to be looking at rather than a car I don't need, and I also know having a coupe is going to be nearly impossible to rationalize down the line.
It definitely isn't a flawless decision I'm making, but I've been thinking what's the worst that can happen if I go through with it for a while, and it doesn't seem there's much that could really go wrong here if I follow through with everything.

He is right ^^^
Joe has thought this out pretty thoroughly over the last year or so and I am pretty confident that he has a solid plan in place. This is not a case of a student/young guy running out and making an impulse buy without thinking through the consequences and impacts to his life style.