Not all of us are at a point where we can afford to play "big ball".

Oct 21, 2015
7:44:27pm

Backcountry

After I finish my graduate program and have my loans paid off my attitude may change, but for no I chose to be frugal. Freakin rich cougarboarders...

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Backcountry

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Have cars always been this expensive relative to inflation? What is going on

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:24pm

Agreed. I look at Suburbans and full-size trucks, and I wonder how people...

CougaReb

10/20/15 3:27pm

you can do a lot of traveling or pay for experiences otherwise for 833$ a month

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:29pm

Yes. But the alternative is a less expensive family vehicle that costs only

garyfan

10/20/15 3:38pm

You're doing it wrong, you don't have to spend that much on a vehicle

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:42pm

There's no right or wrong way. Everyone has different preferences, needs,

garyfan

10/20/15 3:46pm

I paid less than that for an 8-seater Sienna with 100k miles.

PharmD

10/20/15 3:47pm

I would have a hard time buying a car with 100k miles already on it

Cheesy Gordita

10/20/15 3:48pm

Most non american cars are going 200+ easy.

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:50pm

I don't have an issue with it...growing up our family cars all had between 200

PharmD

10/20/15 3:50pm

A car with 400k? That's probably a real looker

Cheesy Gordita

10/20/15 9:21pm

Actually it was in pretty good shape. My Dad commuted 60k+ miles a year.

PharmD

10/20/15 9:29pm

Nobody is questioning that those cars exist.

garyfan

10/20/15 3:52pm

You can buy a high end Odyssey with the best trim level or the basic Dodge Carav

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:49pm

You mean people need to make a decision about what is important to them?

garyfan

10/20/15 3:52pm

They can't afford them. Sooner or later that bubble will pop.

byuluvr

10/20/15 3:30pm

The used ones are expensive too.

PharmD

10/20/15 3:31pm

Hey, you think it was cheap saving GM?

OldCosmo

10/20/15 3:27pm

The older I get the more I sound like my parents when it comes to inflation

QuickCoug

10/20/15 3:30pm

A 27K truck in 2004 is now over 50K. The link says it should be 34K.

Malathion

10/20/15 3:40pm

its not hard to find a honda minvan or Pilot for $40k, no way were they close

byu1

10/20/15 3:43pm

Cars last pretty long now. They have to make up for the declining need somehow

BYUheaven

10/20/15 3:31pm

Nope. Thank all the people that lease cars and want to look like they have more$

byu1

10/20/15 3:31pm

The cost of cars is a massive chunk of your take-home pay, regardless of how you

garyfan

10/20/15 3:34pm

this is just not true. You can buy a 10 year old car and drive it for 10 years

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:37pm

You're making my point.

garyfan

10/20/15 3:38pm

ummm, no I'm not. 6.5 years ago I bought a Honday Oddysey for 4k from my brother

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:44pm

You keep missing the point.

garyfan

10/20/15 3:50pm

roger that....

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:53pm

I got a brand new Ford F-150 XLT for $34K. It was only about $5K more than used

macdizzle

10/20/15 3:34pm

12 years ago I got the same truck (super crew) for $22K.

Left Shark Coug

10/20/15 3:37pm

Car loans have gone beyond 5 years now.

Left Shark Coug

10/20/15 3:35pm

There isn't a good reason to ever spend more than $10k on a vehicle.

Backcountry

10/20/15 3:47pm

Oh, come on. What's so funny?

Backcountry

10/20/15 3:51pm

more than $10k on a vehicle.

RalphWiggam

10/20/15 3:53pm

Why? Genuinely curious

Backcountry

10/20/15 3:56pm

That post was a mistake. But I do think there can be very good reasons to spend

RalphWiggam

10/21/15 1:01am

Sample size is small, but my last two vehicles were late 90's Toyota 4runners.

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:39pm

Just ridiculous advice. I'd NEVER spend less than $10k on car. You think I'd

HarlemCoug

10/20/15 4:04pm

Haha wow, 2x as safe and 5x as reliable? That is just ridiculous.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:34pm

Sorry...that just isn't true. I didn't buy a new Honda Odyssey because I care

RalphWiggam

10/21/15 1:05am

Fair enough.

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:45pm

$10,000 gets me a 10 year old Honda with accident history or salvage title

BYUCoug11

10/20/15 4:22pm

You need to do some shopping around. You can do a whole lot better than that.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:35pm

I probably could, for a 1995 Kia Sorrento or something

BYUCoug11

10/20/15 5:46pm

That's just not true.

Backcountry

10/20/15 6:02pm

Watch for a month or two?? Check "every 30 minutes" - You're playing small

HarlemCoug

10/20/15 7:11pm

We stare at our phones all day long. It's easy to refresh as app as you are

Backcountry

10/20/15 7:13pm

Not all of us are at a point where we can afford to play "big ball".

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:44pm

How about this one: the car I chose cost more than that

Rogue Gunner

10/21/15 10:54am

It's your money man. New car purchases mean more used inventory for me.

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:42pm

RE: It's your money man. New car purchases mean more used inventory for me.

garyfan

10/21/15 9:25pm

I don't mean to be condescending.

Backcountry

10/22/15 11:38am

You're still reading way too much into things.

garyfan

10/22/15 11:49am

I agree with you completely.

Backcountry

10/22/15 11:55am

I'm the same way. Cars just aren't my thing.

garyfan

10/22/15 12:05pm

No my father bought a house and a BMW in 1977

CarolinaCoug

10/20/15 3:48pm

Do you wear these when you type?

fulano

10/20/15 3:59pm

RE: Do you wear these when you type?

RdF3

10/20/15 4:10pm

Slim's response on that was awesome.

Breaded Hamster

10/21/15 2:50pm

Bought a 2004 Toyota Sequoia in 2007 with 40K miles for $21K because we needed

The Farm

10/20/15 4:09pm

The problem is that this is almost impossible now.

godawgs

10/20/15 4:21pm

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MMCougIII

10/20/15 5:23pm

Your 200k assumption is way off. Toyotas are just getting broken in at 200.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:38pm

At 145 that thing is brand new.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:37pm

100% agree. I only buy Toyota now.

monteburns

10/21/15 10:59am

Median income 1977 $11,000ish inflation adjusted today that would be

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