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Was a hair breath away from going to the dealership today and purchasing a new sedan. Realized last night that I was chucking about $10k away in sales tax / ins
by tmpz22 5y ago
Was a hair breath away from going to the dealership today and purchasing a new sedan. Realized last night that I was chucking about $10k away in sales tax / insurance premiums on a new car / and vanity - a compact used sedan thats still newish will do me just fine.
Getting a rental for a few days just to double check that I was right. Rental market sucks right now because they dumped inventory and demand has gone up, but still better to throw away $400 so I can be sure.
- ourmandave 5y agoWhy rent for $400 when you can take a test drive at the dealer? Some will even let you keep it overnight to "think about it."
- tmpz22 5y agoI find test drives to be stressful and would like to have plenty of time to mull it over. Take it on the highway, drive it in the morning to work, do a bit of night driving. I'm also using Turo which is incredibly convenient though more expensive. The option to ask a dealer to keep it overnight is interesting, I wonder if the ones near me would actually let me do it.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoAgree. A Test drive can give you a definite "no", but if you still are okay after a dealer test drive you may still need a few days of testing.