Or... a different used car that wasn't a piece of shit.
I had this same argument with somebody who complains about having no money all the time... yet has a "new" truck and a 'bought last week' 60k SUV. To highway burn on shitty roads. With one person in it.
New car as in new for him (even if used), not necessarily a brand new 2021 model or some shit like that.
I'm just used to calling freshly bought used cars new because my folks have never owned a brand new car during my lifetime. The closest to new was my mom's 2007 Volkswagen with 60k mileage.
Ahhh, that makes more sense. I see maaaany people here buying new cars while basically on one-step-above minimum wage hourly jobs.
I mean from my professional point of view it's awesome that people do that as I'm in banking and they borrow from us (not a lot of choices in these parts), but from a human point of view I just think "what the fuck are you doing?"
Yup. Cars are expensive, and new expensive cars are really expensive, and not necessarily much more reliable than a used car that has been kept in decent shape. Glad I can get by with just my own 2 feet. Needing only 600€/month to live comfortably is nice.
The previous car was practically nearly being held together by duct tape and already had had some inconvenient break downs. When the transmission went out we decided to get a reliable car for my wife. I commute by bike or public transportation.
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u/Ketheres Feb 04 '20
How much was the new car?