What is your car payment?

[Anonymous]

One car; $240 minimum - we pay $350/mo

At 0% but want the payment gone. Have about 2k left; plan to drive the car until we cant anymore

[Anonymous]

$250/mo for a 3 year loan. Car was about $30,000. We were able to save a $20k down payment by putting away the equivalent of a car payment each month after paying off the previous car (plus the occasional extras like tax refunds and extra money in months with three paychecks and so on).

[Anonymous]

$520 a month on one car at 0% financing.
$395 a month on the other car at 0% financing.

I never understand the people who put down large down payments when 0% financing is available.

[Anonymous]

0.

I have a 7 year old honda civic with 40k miles. I never want to buy a car again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We will be in the market for a car soon and I'm just wondering what people pay on average for their cars. Is everyone actually "purchasing" the car, or are some of you leasing? Did you buy it brand new or used? What did you put down and how long are you paying it off?

I see all these expensive cars driving around and think to myself, are they really paying $700 -$1000 a month for that car? It seems like that is what the cost would be at a minimum on some of these luxury cars. We don't need luxury, but we don't want a cheap piece of crap either.

Can some of you offer up what you pay and how you got to that price?

lol..$1000 is nothing, go ask your question on a car website such as 6speedonline.com, mbworld.org, or pelicanparts.com, etc..... Most lux cars you see around DC are probably being leased though...

I have a car FS @ http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/automobiles-sale-29/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am looking at a 2012 or 2013 luxury sport sedan. Maybe a BMW 535, Mercedes E350, Audi A6 or Lexus GS350. I want a nice car and I want the status symbol. Not afraid to admit it. Obviously I can get a Camry or Accord or even something boss like a Chrysler 300 for much less newer, but I want people to know I am successful and I spend a lot of time in my car. I'm 45 and I want to reward myself. That said, I try to be practical, so I think by buying a 2-3 year old low mileage good car I am saving a ton on depreciation and still getting a solid late model used car with a great warranty. Yeah, its dumb, but I make about $350K, my wife makes over $150K, I'm not thrilled with my marriage or my job and I need something to make me happier! Driving a 12 year old SUV with horrible gas mileage now.

With that income don't drive a beater, go get yourself an E63 or something in that vane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definition of a DC idiot - Getting a loan or paying cash for a new luxury large sedan or SUV just to sit in traffic while going to/from work.

Get a reliable small to medium sized beater car to drive to/from work. It does the exact same thing as your overpriced over sized luxury car.

No. It really doesn't.

Correct. And many, many, many of us don't "just sit in traffic while going to/from work." My husband travels to hearings/depositions etc. constantly and if they are closer than NYC, he drives. I drive to Richmond, with kids and dogs, nearly every weekend to visit my sick mom. My sister is a successful real estate agent who needs to fit clients, including families of 4 or 5, into her car with her. So your 10-year-old Corolla wouldn't work for any of us.

Plus, unlike you, some of us enjoy driving. Sorry you find it such a chore.

So your husband needs a luxury car to travel to depositions why, exactly? I've driven 500 miles in my $30K Subaru Outback and been quite comfortable. Be honest - there is no practical reason. It is all about show/status

You're not a car person, you won't understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definition of a DC idiot - Getting a loan or paying cash for a new luxury large sedan or SUV just to sit in traffic while going to/from work.

Get a reliable small to medium sized beater car to drive to/from work. It does the exact same thing as your overpriced over sized luxury car.

No. It really doesn't.

Correct. And many, many, many of us don't "just sit in traffic while going to/from work." My husband travels to hearings/depositions etc. constantly and if they are closer than NYC, he drives. I drive to Richmond, with kids and dogs, nearly every weekend to visit my sick mom. My sister is a successful real estate agent who needs to fit clients, including families of 4 or 5, into her car with her. So your 10-year-old Corolla wouldn't work for any of us.

Plus, unlike you, some of us enjoy driving. Sorry you find it such a chore.

So your husband needs a luxury car to travel to depositions why, exactly? I've driven 500 miles in my $30K Subaru Outback and been quite comfortable. Be honest - there is no practical reason. It is all about show/status

You're not a car person, you won't understand.

Please tell us. What are the major differences between a loaded GM/Ford/Toyota/Honda/Kia sedan and a loaded BMW/Mercedes/Audi/Lexus sedan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definition of a DC idiot - Getting a loan or paying cash for a new luxury large sedan or SUV just to sit in traffic while going to/from work.

Get a reliable small to medium sized beater car to drive to/from work. It does the exact same thing as your overpriced over sized luxury car.

No. It really doesn't.

Correct. And many, many, many of us don't "just sit in traffic while going to/from work." My husband travels to hearings/depositions etc. constantly and if they are closer than NYC, he drives. I drive to Richmond, with kids and dogs, nearly every weekend to visit my sick mom. My sister is a successful real estate agent who needs to fit clients, including families of 4 or 5, into her car with her. So your 10-year-old Corolla wouldn't work for any of us.

Plus, unlike you, some of us enjoy driving. Sorry you find it such a chore.

So your husband needs a luxury car to travel to depositions why, exactly? I've driven 500 miles in my $30K Subaru Outback and been quite comfortable. Be honest - there is no practical reason. It is all about show/status

You're not a car person, you won't understand.

Please tell us. What are the major differences between a loaded GM/Ford/Toyota/Honda/Kia sedan and a loaded BMW/Mercedes/Audi/Lexus sedan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXDttI3yXIw

vs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2i9rcGwJEw

[Anonymous]

I have a 2014 Ford Focus Titanium that I bought "new" with 17,000 miles (it had been originally purchased less than a year before I bought it) for $21,000. I have a 5- year loan with 1.9% interest which works out to $365 per month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definition of a DC idiot - Getting a loan or paying cash for a new luxury large sedan or SUV just to sit in traffic while going to/from work.

Get a reliable small to medium sized beater car to drive to/from work. It does the exact same thing as your overpriced over sized luxury car.

No. It really doesn't.

Correct. And many, many, many of us don't "just sit in traffic while going to/from work." My husband travels to hearings/depositions etc. constantly and if they are closer than NYC, he drives. I drive to Richmond, with kids and dogs, nearly every weekend to visit my sick mom. My sister is a successful real estate agent who needs to fit clients, including families of 4 or 5, into her car with her. So your 10-year-old Corolla wouldn't work for any of us.

Plus, unlike you, some of us enjoy driving. Sorry you find it such a chore.

So your husband needs a luxury car to travel to depositions why, exactly? I've driven 500 miles in my $30K Subaru Outback and been quite comfortable. Be honest - there is no practical reason. It is all about show/status

You're not a car person, you won't understand.

Please tell us. What are the major differences between a loaded GM/Ford/Toyota/Honda/Kia sedan and a loaded BMW/Mercedes/Audi/Lexus sedan?

Perceived penis size?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definition of a DC idiot - Getting a loan or paying cash for a new luxury large sedan or SUV just to sit in traffic while going to/from work.

Get a reliable small to medium sized beater car to drive to/from work. It does the exact same thing as your overpriced over sized luxury car.

No. It really doesn't.

Correct. And many, many, many of us don't "just sit in traffic while going to/from work." My husband travels to hearings/depositions etc. constantly and if they are closer than NYC, he drives. I drive to Richmond, with kids and dogs, nearly every weekend to visit my sick mom. My sister is a successful real estate agent who needs to fit clients, including families of 4 or 5, into her car with her. So your 10-year-old Corolla wouldn't work for any of us.

Plus, unlike you, some of us enjoy driving. Sorry you find it such a chore.

So your husband needs a luxury car to travel to depositions why, exactly? I've driven 500 miles in my $30K Subaru Outback and been quite comfortable. Be honest - there is no practical reason. It is all about show/status

You're not a car person, you won't understand.

Please tell us. What are the major differences between a loaded GM/Ford/Toyota/Honda/Kia sedan and a loaded BMW/Mercedes/Audi/Lexus sedan?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXDttI3yXIw

vs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2i9rcGwJEw

So your comparing a high performance coupe to a sedan?

[Anonymous]

Car payments are for poors, and the rich but vulgar.

[Anonymous]

3 cars, no car payment.
Bought new. Keep 10++ years.

[Anonymous]

buy used, pay cash, drive it till it dies.