Advice.
Save for property instead of buying a car like an Audi.
Property nearly always appreciates in value, a car will depreciate in value by about 70% within one year, not to mention the running costs of an expensive car for parts crippling you.
A car is genuinely the worst investment a young man in their 20s can make. Especially living in Edinburgh, where a car is not required/a bitch to drive around in.
This post was last modified: 04-16-2015, 06:26 PM by Hung S.J..
Buying a house really isn't in my scope at the moment Scott.
I have a deposit saved up for a flat to move out in the summer, but definitely not even thinking about buying yet.
Poor Playercey
Slug and not physical
Think Scott's got this one nailed, Morph. Sounds boring, but go for the increased deposit. It'll save you thousands in the long run.
Poor Playercey
Slug and not physical
Can't go wrong with a Golf, so I'm told.
Begbie might be able to do you a good deal on a slightly soiled Punto. :begbie:
An audi a3 looks like a decent car. I know nothing about cars however. What i'd like to know is why you want a car that, if not out of your price range given your income, would take a while to be able to afford? Is it pretty much as a boy's toy? Do you think it'll be a decent investment?
The reason i ask is there's a laddie in my work who is about the same age as you and he spends about 35% of his gross wage on his flash - for his income - car. He works in glasgow city centre, so the time saving - given that the car park is a five minute walk and there's a bus stop outside my work - is probably a few minutes a day. It's his money to do with as he pleases but he is always broke for the last few days of the months and it just seems madness to me.
Having written that i now feel very middle aged. I feel like a man with a mortgage and a toyota yaris.
edit. What scott says is pretty much the same as me, but better and didnt take him ten minutes to write out because he was trying not to come across as a patronising paternalistic cunt.
This post was last modified: 04-16-2015, 06:43 PM by 2NaFez.
Bought a 2009 Kia Ceed about 2 years ago at Central Car Auctions, ex motabilty and only 23,000 miles. Was a bargain and it's a decent car with a lot as standard, think it cost me about 5200 before fees.
Used one of those interest free credit cards and paid it off over a few years.
Roger H. Sterling
Category 3 Poster
I think you should list all the cars you fancy, find out which is the dearest, and pick that one.
Seriously consider the auctions btw
Can do it online but I'd recommend getting someone to go along and check the cars out. You can see what's coming up each day so you don't need to go in blind.
Get an old banger and save the money for your pension m8.
Chris Benoit
Benoit for HOF 2024
I think with the diesel A3 you'll probably find they're high mileage while still asking top whack.
This post was last modified: 04-16-2015, 07:04 PM by 2NaFez.
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