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A brand new car might cost your 400-600/mo whereas a used car might cost your 2000usd total (5 months at 400/mo of savings). Even if you buy a piece of garbage,
by bitJericho 10y ago
A brand new car might cost your 400-600/mo whereas a used car might cost your 2000usd total (5 months at 400/mo of savings). Even if you buy a piece of garbage, you could replace anything wrong with it and still come out ahead. A new car is really a stupid buy for a person with little income.
- dagw 10y agoBut you cannot work as an Uber driver if you have "a piece of garbage", kind of defeating the whole point.
- bitJericho 10y agoYou can drive a 10 year old or older car for uber. In my area, prices are around 2000 dollars for 10 year old cars.
- dsfyu404ed 10y agoYou can find a lot of cars that are perfectly acceptable (no immediate work needed, no visible rust, does not need extensive interior cleaning) at $2k-$5k.
- autotune 10y agoParking, insurance, maintenance, gas, and getting your windows smashed in and belongings stolen every 2-3 months because you accidentally leave a packet of gum in there will set you back.