Cars can be a great value, an expensive convenience, or a total burden depending on how these numbers actually work out and where you live and what you do. If y

Cars can be a great value, an expensive convenience, or a total burden depending on how these numbers actually work out and where you live and what you do. If you feel like a car is necessary, then the math probably makes sense. If you're at all hesitant, then the numbers would have to be very compelling to be at all compelling. Regardless, they only really work out if you actually have it for a very long time. If I wanted to purchase one for a year, and then resell, I'd lose a lot of money to taxes and depreciation, especially if it's new. Likewise, it's a huge liability that you just don't have if you don't have one.