I need help buying a new car

[iggy]

You should buy a rape van. Err..... I mean spy van!

I thought about buying a dodge caravan....

that way I can save up and get a badass car in the summer, plus this way I can have two vehicles.

 

[Mr. dB]

Holler!!!!!!!!

Mine actually has no badging

Can't make up its mind whether it's a Dodge, a Freightliner, or a Benz? A truck's gotta represent, yo!

 

[kx250rider]

I bet you would if they made diesel versions.

Don't even SUGGEST that!!!!! It's bad enough that there was a Sentra, a Maxima, a Chevette, a Citation, an Escort, a Tempo, (and Mercury versions of those), a Lincoln Continental, and a Chevy Luv mini truck... All made with factory Diesels at one time. I still "need" one each of those, of course, and I have no room or time as it is!!!!!

So far, I have these Diesels:

'82 Cadillac Eldo
'84 Buick
'84 Camry
'84 Corolla California Special (2 of them)
'85 Toyota 2WD California Special mini truck
'79 Toyota 4x4
'96 German Toyota Hilux 4x4 truck
'93 Toyota Chaser Mk II (well, only the front half of it cut off and shipped to me in a crate from Japan)

It's an addiction


Charles

 

[gstacker]

ya a caravan is a good choice lmfao...... only cougar id be interested in is a 1970 eliminator with a boss 302 an 4 speed

get somthing cool like a 9c1 caprice with a lt1 or somthing, you can find em for that price range and they make nice comfy daily drivers

 

[twenty47]

lol at this thread. takes a special person to WANT a 99 cougar lol.

 

[iggy]

I'm getting a 2002 ford focus with 36,000 miles on it for $6,000 from a friend.

 

[PICK3]

KBB

2002 Focus SE (mid-range) private party sale
excellent condition: $5,370
good condition: $5,020
fair condition: $4,420

2002 Ford Focus - Private Party Pricing Report - Kelley Blue Book

 

[iggy]

i'll see if i can talk him down.
thanks pick

my dad told me it was valued at $7,500

 

[samoth]

Are you paying cash or taking out a loan? Do you know the relative going interest rate range for car loans?

I probably need to get a new car in the near future... and although I abhor the idea of paying interest for something when I don't have to, if car loans are in the 3-4% range, it seems financially stupid to not take the loan and put the rest of the cash somewhere that yields more than 5%.

Then again, I'm only guessing that car loans have moved down along with tbills and mortgage rates, which may not be the case.

(I've obviously never had a car loan before, lol. I don't even know who issues them.)

 

[PICK3]

2002 Ford Focus

2002 Ford Focus Standard Equipment, Pricing and Information - NADAguides.com