Buying a car soon

[zopaco317]

I have 6k saved up and im going to buy a car straight up, no note. Ive been looking at autotrader, cars.com, offerup, ebay motors, even looked at craigslist once. Are there any other places i can look for reliable cars, or is there anything i should keep an eye out for? Trying to find something that will last a few years, any advice will be appreciated. Financial freedom coming soon

 

[Romell]

cargurus.com

One of the best sites I've seen for shopping and comparing prices on the market.

Props of being financially free. It's a dream, but I have bad habits.

 

[Mr210]

cargurus.com

One of the best sites I've seen for shopping and comparing prices on the market.

Props of being financially free. It's a dream, but I have bad habits.

Close thread, CarGurus is the only place you should be looking

 

[zopaco317]

cargurus.com

One of the best sites I've seen for shopping and comparing prices on the market.

Props of being financially free. It's a dream, but I have bad habits.

Good looks, I'm not financially free yet but I'm working toward it

 

[Stuntone]

I'd copped an old Maxima or Camry for that 6k. My homeboy got like a 2003 TL Acura years back for around 6k. And has had it for years with no real issues.

 

[Super Ramon]

Cop a 2005 745i

 

[marcuz]

use cargurus. found my car on there 3k cheaper than what i paid

 

[Malik1time]

when dealing with loan term in months whats the ideal length? 60 months looks nice cuz its dirt cheap but im assuming theirs a trade off

 

[delta]

I have 6k saved up and im going to buy a car straight up, no note. Ive been looking at autotrader, cars.com, offerup, ebay motors, even looked at craigslist once. Are there any other places i can look for reliable cars, or is there anything i should keep an eye out for? Trying to find something that will last a few years, any advice will be appreciated. Financial freedom coming soon

how good is your credit? I was in your situation a couple of years back. I went to my credit union and got a bank loan for up to $11k. Then I got 2010 Camry off Craigslist for $7k. My monthly payment was only $140 and only 3% APR. And get gap insurance. You can pay that bytch off anytime you want.

That's the way to go. Keep yourself liquid. $6k is way too much to invest in a whip all at one time. Who knows what might happen?

A car note in itself is not bad. Them $400-$500 stuff people sign up for is the problem. Just dont go over 10k (which is roughly $200/mo IIRC) and you're good. Remember to factor in insurance and maintenance (budget $100 every month for this)

also try TrueCar.com. saw lots of good cars on there

 

[desjardins]

Damn thanks for putting me on to cargurus. gotta check the prices vs truecars and other sites

 

[zopaco317]

how good is your credit? I was in your situation a couple of years back. I went to my credit union and got a bank loan for up to $11k. Then I got 2010 Camry off Craigslist for $7k. My monthly payment was only $140 and only 3% APR. And get gap insurance. You can pay that bytch off anytime you want.

That's the way to go. Keep yourself liquid. $6k is way too much to invest in a whip all at one time. Who knows what might happen?

A car note in itself is not bad. Them $400-$500 stuff people sign up for is the problem. Just dont go over 10k (which is roughly $200/mo IIRC) and you're good. Remember to factor in insurance and maintenance (budget $100 every month for this)

also try TrueCar.com. saw lots of good cars on there

You dropping some info right now, but Im at a point where i don't want too much of my income dedicated to bills or payments if im able to avoid it. If something crazy does happen (god forbid) i wont be thinking how am i gonna make this car payment. Im test driving an all black 2008 infinity g35 with 70,000 miles on it tomorrow and its looking like a steal. If all goes well ima have a new whip just in time for summer

 

[Jean Jacket]

Japanese only. Mitsus are on the low end. I would play it safe and look out for a loaded Camry, you can't go wrong.