2013-10-05, 03:14 AM
Netto Wrote:I keep hearing from my dad that everything about a car is expensive. However, out of all the people I know, it seems that they have no trouble with paying for their car. I'm a bit skeptical, honestly but I'll believe my parents...for now.
They are. Especially when comparing to a phone, but even when you're not, they're still expensive.
Firstly, you have the required payments: Whether you buy it outright, or take out a loan, it's a good deal of money. Then you have to pay for license plates, registration, AND a monthly payment for Insurance.
Then, you have repairs. Repairs cost a lot, especially if you do not do the work yourself. I have an Angry Dome thread from a few months ago complaining about how the turning signal switch cost me over a hundred dollars, and several other parts are all expensive as well.
If you buy a new car, the monthly payment for it replaces the cost of repairs. No matter what you do, cars are a gigantic investment. They will cost you money at all of the most inconvenient times. I cannot count how many times I've saved up money for something else, and then something on my car implodes, breaks, or starts leaking, and costs (somehow) exactly the amount I've saved up. The worst part about this is that in my case, my brother works on cars for a living and my father does it as a hobby, and so we do most work ourselves. It still costs a lot.
Cars are the most ridiculous expense. The more advanced the car (newer), the more expensive the parts are and the harder it is to do the work yourself. Repair Shops cost a fortune in labor and most of them double the price of the parts just because they can.
Get a phone.