Should I pay off my Car/Student Loans while expecting to be laid off? For context, I’m 26 and a Data Analyst in TX. My company is being acquired and I am expecting to be laid off within the next 6 months as the acquisition deal is being finalized. I was wanting to payoff some of my debt, but as I am expecting to be laid off I want to keep as much cash as possible in case I have issues finding a job later on. Howev…

Carolina Squat Cybertruck And Funny Looking Gas Pumps In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup After millionaires were annoyed to find out that they were no longer able to get behind the wheel of their Porsche Carrera GTs earlier this year, it’s now the billionaires turn to stay put for a while as Koenigsegg has placed a stop-drive order on its Jesko hypercar following a fire in Greece. – Owen Bellwood Read More Read more…

if i owe more than what my cars worth. how much money would i get, if i used my car as collateral? without going into too much details. i owe roughly 11k on my car loan & according to Kelly blue book my cars only worth around $6,000.. so my question is, if i were to find a reasonable loan offer with a lower interest rate and used my car as collateral. (for example let’s say i got a loan for $12,000) would i only get the difference from what m…

Is it a bad financial decision to get this car? Used 2023 Kia Forte LXS with around 16,000 miles. After negotiating for hours the salesperson offered (scribbled) their final offer of: $3500 downpayment with $320/m for 72-months. Shall I try to delete this pulse and gap? This is my first car in the US and I have 701 credit. I’m in LA Do you think this is a good deal or shall I keep shopping …

Should I Accept a Relative’s Offer to Pay Off My Car Loan with 0% Interest but Higher Monthly Payments? I recently purchased a car for $25k on finance. Since I have new credit with little history, they approved me but with a 21% APR for 62 months, resulting in a monthly payment of around $600. However, I have a relative who is willing to lend me the full $25k so I can pay off the loan. In return, I would need to pay him $1500 a month with no inter…

What’s The Cheapest Car You Could Actually Live With? The cheapest new car you can buy in America right now is the Mitsubishi Mirage, which comes in at a cool $18,000. Some would call that a bargain, as it gets you a brand new motor, some fun colors and space for all your hopes and dreams. While it might be the cheapest new car in America, is the Mirage the cheapest new… Read more…

Friend wants to finance a car So i’m trying to convince my friend of why he shouldn’t pile a fckload of debt for his new car. He currently makes 1300€ a month and drives a 2016 Golf GTI (worth about 17.000€). He recently had to do a engine swap which cost him about 5.000€ so the car is practically new now. He also bought new exhaust and an intake which cost him around 5.000€…

Best way to and from work if I don’t have a car, can’t carpool, and public transit isn’t an option. Currently, I’m stuck where I am because I can’t drive. I rely on carpooling to get to and from work: this has been going pretty well, but I’m really wanting to move out. But if I move out, I can’t carpool. I really would be set if I could just take the bus, but as luck would have it my office is a ~30 minute walk from the nearest bus stop. And i…

First car in USA is this a good deal? Hey guys it’s my first car in the US I wanted to get your opinion please, is this a good deal: (My savings are $25K and my credit is 701, I get $5000/month salary before taxes and pay $1350 rent. I got this offer: Used Kia Forte LXS 2023 with 19,000 miles: Starting and listed price of $17,000 $21,000 after taxes and add-ons $3500 down-payment fo…

Minor rental car crash Rented a car in Mexico. Credit card said they would provide coverage if I declined the Collision Waver. It was over ten times the rental cost. Then, I had my first accident ever in 30 years of driving (including many rental cars in Mexico and elsewhere.) How bad does it look? I called the credit card company and they said it was covered, but sho…

Budgeting for future car So in one year I won’t have my car payments anymore 🤸‍♀️My question is: when putting together a monthly budget for my living expenses in preparation for buying a house, how do I factor in the cost of a future new car (likely 8-10 years from now)? I have been putting the budget together with no car payment but realized that’s not entirely realist…

Satechi Launches Qi2 Wireless Car Charger Satechi today announced the launch of its latest Qi2 product, a car charger that is able to mount to a vehicle’s vents. The Qi2 Wireless Car Charger is able to charge a compatible iPhone at up to 15W, which is the same speed as an official MagSafe charger. Like many of Satechi’s products, the Qi2 Wireless Car Charger is made from an aluminum ma…

LPT Check and see if your car has locking lug nuts. Many new cars have them, you will not be able to conveniently change your tire without the key that’s supposed to accompany the car. Often the key will be missing when buying used. I had a flat this morning and couldn’t use my spare tire because I didn’t have the key used to unlock lug nut. submitted by /u/Hbtoca

Browns DE crashes car into restaurant, arrested Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps was charged with drunken driving Wednesday night after police said he crashed his SUV into a Florida restaurant.

Car dealerships hit with massive computer system outage Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeCDK Global, the company that provides management software for nearly 15,000 car dealerships in North America, is down for a second day following a cyberattack, according to a report from Automotive News. The outage has left car dealerships across North America unable to access the internal systems used …

I Need A Rear-Drive, Track-Capable Weekend Car! What Should I Buy? Rob had a BMW 135 as a weekend fun car, but it was recently totaled. He is looking for another rear-drive replacement that he can take to some track days, but it does need to be somewhat practical. With a budget of up to $30,000, what car should he buy? Read more…

My friend bought a car for $23.5k in March 2021. His car got repossessed last week and he showed me his balance which is $21.9k. He had a 4.5% interest rate. How is that possible? How is it possible that he only paid off $1.5k in 38 months? He was paying $480/month on a 72 month loan, $80ish went to interest. Some notes: Apparently he bought a “service contract” up front that was $4k. This would not be yearly, right? For the entire life of the loan, he was 2 months delinquent. Meaning, he didn’t make the first two paymen…

These Are The Car Things You Had To Learn The Hard Way Learning; so few of us actually do it. I know I am a repeating-patterned tapestry of mistakes. But when it comes to cars, I’ve learned my lessons well through pain and True Grit. Read more…

New Zealand North Island Without a Car, Two week itinerary help We’re going to be going to New Zealand for two weeks this December and I’m planning on North Island. It seemed too short a time to try for both islands. We will not have a car and that is proving to be a little tricky. 🙂 We’ll be using InterCity bus for the most part. Here’s what I’m thinking so far: Dec 14 – land in Auckland Dec 15 – Auckland …

What Car Will Have Disappeared From The Road In 10 Years? Just about every day a different car is going extinct. Think about the last time you saw a Saturn SL2, a Dodge Neon or a Mitsubishi Galant. Sometimes cars are just not built to last, and that’s what brings me to today’s question. Read more…