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[quote=Anonymous]OP I'm in my mid 30s but I drove a gently used, new-ish Mazda3 for most of my late 20s and loved it. You can get one used in good shape for ~10k and it will be safe and reliable, and you can trade it in for something bigger in a few years when you are ready to upgrade and know what you need. I held onto mine until I had my first kid and wanted a SUV. I saw a lot of my friends go in the opposite direction and buy a fancy car that took up a big chunk in monthly payments, but for me being able to buy the car outright and not have the monthly payment gave me a lot of financial freedom at a time when I could make the most of it (the time to travel, savings towards retirement that have a lot more time to accrue interest, and no need to accommodate carseats or kid gear). [/quote]
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