buying a luxury 2nd hand car you must be either
1. very lucky
2. know how to use a spanner
3. deep pockets for the dealers.
Used luxury cars can be bought dead cheap now, but the parts to fix them are STILL the same price as they were new... so that 5k car your picking up, may need a "little" working doing... at new prices + mechanic time +"im a posh git" vat (thanks BMW/Merc :/)
If it wasn't for my ability to pickup a spanner i wouldn't of been able to afford some of the cars I've had since day 1 of driving, my first car was a merc, then a merc cosworth, then a silly BHP skyline, again for a silvia, crasy spec and now a tidy 5 series ... (btw I'm not from a rich family, or even middle class! so these are luxury items to me and punching well above my weight (sidewalker))
these cars cost HUGE money to maintain, so i hope you either have deep pockets or the ability to sniff out cheap(quality!) parts and fit them yourself.
you'l find doing the oil change yourself will save you *00s of $ but you will damage that "oh so precious" full service history.. but with 2nd hand cars this old... who can really justify a service that costs 1/4 of the car.
also FWIW I;m now selling my cars to live beneath my means to start my business ^^ will miss my shiny pretty cars though
*cough* my 5 series for sale... BMW : Stylish 5 Series Sport - Manual - Leather
i think in your situation, buying a car would be a distraction and a money sink ... what you DON'T have will usually be more a of a motivation to get it, if you have a nice car already, your 1 step closer to being complacent with your life and your work will suffer because of it unless you are extremely motivated and self disciplined
If i were you i would do what I'm currently doing and selling off everything that makes you owe or commit money when you don't NEED it. I plan on using my parents car to zoom about in when i need to, and when i'm in a position to need a car again, i'l buy the cheapest thing i can that will get the job done that it needs to do.
luxury items are just that... luxuries, and unless you've already done what you set out to do, i wouldn't think that its a good time to start rewarding yourself with niceties until you've accomplished what it is you REALLY want
1. very lucky
2. know how to use a spanner
3. deep pockets for the dealers.
Used luxury cars can be bought dead cheap now, but the parts to fix them are STILL the same price as they were new... so that 5k car your picking up, may need a "little" working doing... at new prices + mechanic time +"im a posh git" vat (thanks BMW/Merc :/)
If it wasn't for my ability to pickup a spanner i wouldn't of been able to afford some of the cars I've had since day 1 of driving, my first car was a merc, then a merc cosworth, then a silly BHP skyline, again for a silvia, crasy spec and now a tidy 5 series ... (btw I'm not from a rich family, or even middle class! so these are luxury items to me and punching well above my weight (sidewalker))
these cars cost HUGE money to maintain, so i hope you either have deep pockets or the ability to sniff out cheap(quality!) parts and fit them yourself.
you'l find doing the oil change yourself will save you *00s of $ but you will damage that "oh so precious" full service history.. but with 2nd hand cars this old... who can really justify a service that costs 1/4 of the car.
also FWIW I;m now selling my cars to live beneath my means to start my business ^^ will miss my shiny pretty cars though
*cough* my 5 series for sale... BMW : Stylish 5 Series Sport - Manual - Leather
i think in your situation, buying a car would be a distraction and a money sink ... what you DON'T have will usually be more a of a motivation to get it, if you have a nice car already, your 1 step closer to being complacent with your life and your work will suffer because of it unless you are extremely motivated and self disciplined
If i were you i would do what I'm currently doing and selling off everything that makes you owe or commit money when you don't NEED it. I plan on using my parents car to zoom about in when i need to, and when i'm in a position to need a car again, i'l buy the cheapest thing i can that will get the job done that it needs to do.
luxury items are just that... luxuries, and unless you've already done what you set out to do, i wouldn't think that its a good time to start rewarding yourself with niceties until you've accomplished what it is you REALLY want
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