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Originally Posted by iaclimber4
Could you afford it, probably, should you....eh, maybe not yet. Granted, I don't live life on the edge, but at this point, the more important thing to do is worry about paying off the student loans, looking to start putting away for retirement, and build up the savings for emergency/down payment later. This, instead of adding more debt. Is the car fun to drive...HELL YES!! but at the same time, you have a reliable means of transportation that is PAID off... The thing with retirement is that its compounding...the more you put in now, the more you'll have later. Its always important to have a long term plan...
I am 32, and have done all of that, and finally this year, luckily, i was planning on getting something fun, and happened to coincide with the release of the FR-S.
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Sorry to correct you, but my school loans are already paid off.
At this point in time,
I have absolutely no debt besides my credit card which I pay off in full each month.
I guess the only reason I don't know if I am ready is that my first car was bought as a gift for me (I don't care of it, but I care FOR it) My daily driver and must be reliable.
Therefore, I don't know how to buy, finance, or fathom living a life with a brand new car.
I don't plan to mod my car any time soon. Maybe within a year of owning the car I'll do something like, get new wheels or shark fin antenna, etc.
Major changes are down the line.
Thing is, if I am going to buy a brand new car, I want to make sure that I am going to keep this car for no less than 10/15 years.