What are first things you need to think about before getting a car?

Question

I'm thinking about getting my first car so I can learn to drive but what would I have to think about money wise?

Answer 1

DO NOT FINAINCE!!!!!  Find a good mechanic and what there hours are.  Shop around for a car during those hours and drop by and let a pro look at it.  You can find plenty of cars out there for 500 bucks or so that are great first cars.  Don't get caught up in the excitmentment and buy the first one you see.  And as long as you can get where you are going it doesn't matter what it looks like.  Trust me I am only 26 years old and my wife and I have already filled bankruptcy.  Do not try to live beyond your means and if you are paying a car payment and it breaks down, what will you do.  If it is paid off at least if it breaks down you will not havee to  worry about paying the monthly payment and getting it fixed.

Answer 2

I guess you should also check insurance quotes for the car before buying one, for example here: http://autoinsurance.maclenet.com

Answer 3

Cargo-

http://omlogistics.in/

Answer 4

The 3 most important things when buying a car are:

1) a 4 to 5 star crash test (if you are buying used dont buy cars with side airbags, there's a good chance to side airbags wont work).

2) Reliability - most Japanese cars are good about that and are cheap to repair.

3) Fuel economy - like I said earlier Japanese are good here too.

These are both great cars and can be found for around $5000 to $6000

#1) 1998 Nissan Maxima:

21 mpg (fueleconomy.gov)

4 star all around crash test except for rear (safercar.gov)

5 out of 5 reliability (MSN Autos)

#2) 2002 Hyundai Sonata v6 (2.7L or higher)

20 mpg (fueleconomy.gov)

4 star all around crash test (safercar.gov)

5 out of 5 reliability (MSN Autos)

Car Buying Is Confusing And These Websites Make it Less Confusing:

1) Safety Ratings: http://www.safercar.gov/

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx

(remember 3 stars or less is bad) (buying used with crash test depending on side airbags is bad because there is no way to even know if they still work)

2) Reliability (MSN Autos): http://autos.msn.com/home/reliability_ra...

3) Fuel Economy: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/f*g/sbs.htm

4) Prices: http://www.kbb.com/

5) Places to shop for cars: http://www.autotrader.com/

http://www.cars.com/go/index.jsp

http://www.carsdirect.com/home

http://www.carmax.com/