Mom, 28, forced to sell her dream car after forking out $40,000 in INTEREST alone

UK Daily Mail ^ | April 15, 2024 | Neirin Gray Desai

[C19fan]

Three years ago, 28-year-old Blaisey Arnold entered a local auto dealership and came away with the keys to an $84,000 Chevy Tahoe.

But this month, the wedding photographer and mother shared a video to TikTok describing how she was forced to sell her dream car.

[gathersnomoss]

Chevy? No. It’s a Chevrolet!

[smokingfrog]

2024 Chevrolet Tahoe Pricing

The 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe begins at $56,200. That’s for a base LS model with rear-wheel drive. Four-wheel drive is $3,000 extra or standard on the Z71 model. While the base model is pretty well equipped, stepping up to at least the LT model adds useful features such as a hands-free power tailgate and better interior tech. At the other end of the spectrum, a loaded Tahoe High Country can top $80,000 and feel like a luxury SUV.

[Hambone 1934]

No used Chevy Tahoes out there?????

[Sequoyah101]

I guess I should feel sorry for her because she is an idiot but I don’t. There has to come a day or reckoning. Her car may have been upside down but much of the economy is headed that way.

[Jonty30]

Never buy a new car. She could have gotten a five year old Tahpe for half the price and payments.

[Varsity Flight]

...and they are allowed to drive....

[Thomas Jerome]

I bought a 2013 Suburban. Paid 10000 for it last year. Great car. It has the original sticker in the glove box. $73000 new. They must be 100k by now. Crazy.

[GreenHornet]

Not only did she not make a down payment, she said she traded in a previous car on which she had fallen into negative equity. While rolling over debt into a new loan can seem convenient, it can be very dangerous and dealers have been known to not properly inform buyers that they will still be responsible for the remaining balance.

Let's review: She bought an $84,000 SUV with no money down, and traded in a car on which she still owed money. Tell me again why I should feel sorry for her.

[A strike]

don’t be such a ‘dipSchif’
It is all the time

[glorgau]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Nifty]

When is a Chevy Tahoe a “dream car”?????

Lets start there. That stupidity explains why the rest of the stupidity took place.

[OldHarbor]

What did she use the vehicle for ? latte runs to Starbucks ? Trips to the plastic surgeon?

[Texas resident]

I bought a 2018 Toyota Sequoia last summer for $45K. New ones were in the range of $92K to $102K.

[Reno89519]

Couldn’t afford the car from day one. Never should have made that purchase. Her problem now. Lessons learned, hopefully she’ll make better choices in the future.

[armydoc]

From the article: 'I did not go with my husband and as a female I feel they took advantage of me. They knew I really wanted the car and that I was by myself,' she said.

This really pisses me off. Make a bad decision, pull the "poor, helpless woman" card. Did she not pass basic math?

[PGR88]

dream car, nightmare debt

[Chewbarkah]

She whines that the dealership took advantage of her because she was female. What an insult to women. They took advantage of her stupidity and greed to have something she couldn’t afford. She even admits trading in a vehicle that had a value less than what she owed. Not a quick learner.

[PGR88]

Her botox face tells me she wastes a lot of money in other areas too

[Bulwyf]

Why I keep going with my 2015 duramax with over 500,000 kms on her.

[Menehune56]

No sympathy. What. a. loser.