*snort*
This is all true.
I guess I just wonder how high is too high for a typical car payment. I honestly don’t know what most folks pay. The quote they gave me comes to about 13% of my post-taxes monthly income, which I *think* fits into the realm of the reasonable. It *should* squeeze into the budget without a problem, though it’ll be a shock to the system, no matter what.
Unless that budget changes.
*fret*
And since it’s a smaller car (I guess that’s the reason), it won’t cost much more to insure than I’m currently paying - I checked.
*fret*
I figure I’d pay any bonus checks towards the car...so I’d hopefully pay it off a bit early.
Okay, go ahead and fret and get it over with.
But we want to see car pictures by the end of the week.
Ok - I’m looking at the Hyundai USA website. They have a calculator to estimate payments. Looks like the Accent 3-door is < $250 given nothing down and 11%. In my mind that’s a really reasonable payment and I can’t imagine you having to pay anything close to 11. I think rates are in the single digits still, but I haven’t bought a car in a while. If you feel you really must wait, at least wait until the next major holiday and catch a great sale....