Nice cars are a trap, and the only benefit they really provide is to your ego. Which in the long run is no benefit at all.
Get something modest that blends in with the crowd. Run it into the ground. ...
Well, or you're a car-person/driver type, and derive enjoyment from a particular type of vehicle and how it drives. That's the only good reason... it actually provides appropriate value to you.
Maybe a compete beater has certain social-status costs.
But, you can get a perfectly nice and reliable car for not all that much money, do proper maintenance/repairs, and come out way ahead financially.
Maybe a compete beater has certain social-status costs.
But, you can get a perfectly nice and reliable car for not all that much money, do proper maintenance/repairs, and come out way ahead financially.