Buy home? Pay off car? Stay put and chuck every spare dollar into savings? Advice would be so very appreciated bc I just don’t know what to do. 60 year old, about 5 years out from retirement. Local Government. No 401k but pension. Will claim SS using ex husband’s 6 figure income at 65. 30k in bank. Try to save 1k every month but lately 700-800 due to rising costs. Don’t do a lot of frivolous spending. 3700 a month a…

Seven things I learned about the Sony car while playing Gran Turismo inside one Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeYou know how Sony’s making a electric car with Honda that’s coming in 2026? Sony Honda Mobility is now letting journalists seriously touch its Afeela prototype — and play with a Gran Turismo video game version of the car while sitting inside the actual machine. That’s why I drove to PlayStation’s North American…

Niece asked me to cosign a car loan. Before anyone freaks out, I know better than to cosign. My 22 year old niece just asked me to cosign a car loan. Her beater died and needs thousands of dollars to get running again. Rather than sink money into it she wants to buy a new (used) car but does not qualify for a loan on her own. I am still waiting for details on 1) what type of car sh…

A Jump Start Won’t Help If Your Car Stops Running While You’re Driving It I have a lot of experience jump starting cars because I have a long history of driving shitboxes,I’m usually too cheap to buy brand new batteries, and I’m the kind of forgetful that leaves headlights and dome lights on. Please let my lifetime of experience help guide you in your next vehicle breakdown. Jumper cables… Read more…

Where to go in the Albanian riviera without a car? Hi! Spending several months traveling around Europe this summer and will be meeting up with a friend in Tirana. We’ll spend a few days there together before she leaves, then I’d love to spend ~a week in one of the beach towns. Ideally, I’d take a bus down and not rent a car (though I’m open to renting one if it seems absolutely necessary to get …

Car may get totaled with just comesmetic damage. What can I do? Hello! Long story short. I was in an accident and guy ramped my car. Luckily only damage to the fender and some damage to the my headlight. Due to my car being almost 20 years old I’m worried they are going to total it. I myself can make the repairs easily for less than a thousand. His truck is perfectly fine besides the existing damage he alre…

Car totaled, I owe more than the total value of car, I do not have GAP coverage. now what? Was recently in an accident, I am not at fault (16 year old blew a stop sign), but from what I gather, that is irrelevant to what I am asking. I probably owe more money than the car is worth – Am I expected to pay the difference out of pocket, before I purchase a new car? I assume they cannot just ‘transfer’ a car loan to another car? submit…

Car detailing products We currently run a car detailing business in Texas. The car detailing business isn’t as profitable as we would like to be. We are thinking about selling car detailing products online as well. There’s a market for chemicals that are easy to use in this heat without damaging the vehicle. Especially since there’s tons of mobile detailers. How would…

Need help deciding if I should sell car or keep Hello! I’m recently married with a young son. My husband drives me from place to place, and I have only driven our 8 month old by myself a handful of times in my husband’s vehicle. We also have the same employer, so carpooling isn’t an issue. That being said, I have a 2019 vehicle I bought prior to our marriage. The payment is 300$ monthly, with…

LPT – keep an extra set of clothes in your car for emergencies I am 41 years old and today is the first time I’ve ever had one of those “slam on the brake” moments that ended with my coffee splashing everywhere!! I was on my way to my first day at a new job and had to pull into a gas station and clean up! submitted by /u/itsmeriss

First Car Show Pic – Tips & Advice Appreciated? Pictures of my brother-in-laws cars… submitted by /u/MC-KMR

Car lease ending, credit went to crap, lots of equity. My 2021 Honda Civic touring lease is done in July. I’ve already extended the lease by 6 months, so I can’t do that again. Due to job loss, my credit went to crap over the last two years. Kelly Blue Book is telling me that there is anywhere from $5k-$10k equity in the vehicle. Is there a way to leverage that equity to buy a beater? submitted …

EU passport, US visa: crossing landborder from Canada to US with rental car? I’m thinking about flying to Toronto whenever I manage to get a cheap flight and crossing over to the US in a rental car for something related to a hobby, halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse. Total ride about 3.5hrs from Toronto Airport. How difficult is it to cross the land border in a rental car from Canada? Are there any things I need to ke…

Rental car companies refusing to accept credit card and forcing insurance We’ve had this happen twice, once in Italy and once in Ireland. Basically when the rental company goes to run the credit card they say it’s a debit card not a credit card and we must purchase full insurance to take the car. The first time we argued them out of it but the second didn’t really have much choice and ended up paying €500. What’s actu…

buying a car in cash first time car buyer here and i’ve decided to buy a used car in cash. i’m young and have little credit history so interest rates for me are really high. my parents decided that they will lend me 11k on top of the 9k of savings in my bank account right now to pay for a car in full but they gave it to me in cash. how should i go about paying? shou…

Voluntary Surrender of Car Hi all. I need some advice. This is just a thought I’m having so bear with me. I bought my car in March of 2022 when there were no used vehicles on the lot. There was only one car on the entire lot that I could afford the payments on. I knew I’d pay a little more than it was actually worth but I did not realize how much more. I’ve put less than …

Euro rail pass or rent a car? Hey guys, need some help over here. Planning to visit europe in July with my partner. Starting from london – belgium – COLOGNE – BERLIN – PRAGUE – VIENNA – MUNICH – Barcelona We planning to take the train from london -> belgium -> cologne. Rent a car at cologne and drive to munich before flying off to barcelona. Should we go ahead with renting…

Why did my car loan interest rate skyrocket? Hi all, I got into an accident a few months ago and totaled my car. After the insurance payout, I went from around $12-13,000 left on my loan to around $800. My interest rate normally was 7.99%. I figured, with a payment of $320 monthly, I could pay it off in around 4 months. However I noticed my last payment only lowered the amount to $700 whic…

Is a Car Lease a good option for my scenario? I just moved to the US. Had to liquidate all my investments where I am from. Had to spend a lot of capital for downpayment for a house, and of course need a lot of cash for moving expenses. I also need to purchase a car. I always try to avoid debt whenever possible, and I generally invest all my savings but I was curious if leasing could be goo…

Do I buyback my totaled car and keep paying on it. My car recently got totaled due to barely visible hail damage covering it. The shop I took it to says every panel has to be replaced because they have over 150 dents per panel and estimated the reapirs at 20k. The car is valued at 15k and I still owe 20 on it. The buy back is $4500. I like my car, but I don’t know what the smart decision is. I’v…