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EdmondDantes_

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10. That's a great theory
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:32 AM
Feb 2026

But it doesn't entirely work in reality. Between increasing cost of living, income not keeping up, the cost of cars both new and used rising rapidly, saving the same amount as a previous payment might not be possible and even if you did, it wouldn't cover the car payment.

I say this as someone fortunate enough to have bought a used car in November 2019 right before COVID made the prices skyrocket.

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Add in the local property tax and auto insurance and you've added another 100 at least. dem4decades Feb 2026 #1
More luke a couple of hundred. Auto insurance for fancy vehiclcle is pricey BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2026 #19
More than that for auto insurance awesomerwb1 Feb 2026 #32
That's $40+ per work day, after taxes, just for transportation bucolic_frolic Feb 2026 #2
Never finance Greg_In_SF Feb 2026 #3
Not everyone has that option. EdmondDantes_ Feb 2026 #4
In 1982 my dad ask me how many multigraincracker Feb 2026 #6
That's a great theory EdmondDantes_ Feb 2026 #10
I've gone on and moved it to houses multigraincracker Feb 2026 #12
We love our Honda CR-V! senseandsensibility Feb 2026 #18
That's what I just got. multigraincracker Feb 2026 #22
Yep!!!! PCIntern Feb 2026 #29
Good advice. And good taste..those 2026 Hondas look futuristic. I have a 2019 Civic and love the new models Deuxcents Feb 2026 #27
Plenty of Greg_In_SF Feb 2026 #7
For 5k you're getting a high mileage old car EdmondDantes_ Feb 2026 #11
Absolutely. Greg_In_SF Feb 2026 #13
The part where you fail to consider circumstances EdmondDantes_ Feb 2026 #14
Okay, so clearly no Greg_In_SF Feb 2026 #15
Paying interest on a car for 5 or 6 multigraincracker Feb 2026 #24
The trick is the first one. Happy Hoosier Feb 2026 #9
Wouldn't it be great if that option was practical to everyone? Torchlight Feb 2026 #23
I buy used and maintain them gay texan Feb 2026 #5
Averages aren't completely illustrative... Happy Hoosier Feb 2026 #8
I haven't owned a car in 15 years. To me being carless is freedom. 617Blue Feb 2026 #16
A place to live and a vehicle to drive are the biggest killers of the cost of living. MineralMan Feb 2026 #17
Lots of folks rolling negative equity into new loans, too. flvegan Feb 2026 #20
It's all part of a larger strategy. Mosby Feb 2026 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2026 #25
I've been driving my $3200.00 Truck for 10 years. Lochloosa Feb 2026 #26
Mine is under $600 with gap dsc Feb 2026 #28
I don't plan to buy a new vehicle again OC375 Feb 2026 #30
buy a van... u can live in it. nt msongs Feb 2026 #31
This just in, people buy cars they cannot afford Johnny2X2X Feb 2026 #33
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