How One Can Spend Less On Buying Cars
Americans spend too much money on their cars. This is because they finance the purchase.
When you finance, you borrow money to pay for something you could not otherwise afford. And a car depreciates over time, which means it is worth less and less as time passes. Very few cars appreciate in value; unless you are buying a classic sportscar you’ll likely have a vehicle that loses value.
Cars depreciate. We purchase cars to get us from point A to point B, and we pay a hefty premium to have them. But when we pay interest on an item that is depreciating, this is poor money management. Next time you buy a car, follow these tips instead to make a smarter financial move:
Don’t finance. You are probably going to want more car than you can afford. At car dealerships, there is a loan officer there ready to help us get this car anyhow.
It doesn’t make a lot of sense but it doesn’t have to. Buying a car is often an emotional thing. People get very attached to their cars, they get proud of their cars, and they want cars that are nice and shiny and new. Because of these emotional reactions, we can be talked into taking out loans with horrible terms and extreme interest rates. We pay much more for our cars as a result.
Don’t lease the car. Leasing is a fancy term for renting. When you lease a car, you are making payments long-term but at the end of the term you don’t have a car to show for your money. Plus, the dealership will factor in the cost of wear and tear -and depreciation – into the leasing agreement.
This is seen by many people as unfair. You end up paying for damage, before you do anything to the car, because other people in the past have damaged cars. Worse, you pay a great deal of money for years, and at the end of the period you don’t have a car to show for your thousands spent.
Don’t get a new car. A car that is new sells for a hefty premium just by virtue of not being preowned. This value – the ‘newness’ – disappears the moment that you buy the car. It can never again be sold as new. This is why the car depreciates the very moment you drive it off the lot. You’re losing value before you even get your new purchase home.
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