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Old 05-07-2015, 06:35 AM   #16
Reeyal
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If money is tight, I would recommend saving up money instead. Owning a car, even a used one, is pretty expensive. The cost right off the get-go is insurance. There is also the fuel cost as you drive around. The maintenance cost builds up after a while. A good estimate is 50% to 100% of the would be fuel cost that has to be put back into maintenance. For example, if it costs you $50 every two weeks for fuel-ups, be prepared to put in $50 to $100 a month for maintenance (depending on the vehicle). Of course, you may not need to do anything for a few months, but might get hit by a hefty bill when you actually do maintenance. Unless you do your own work, then there's some savings.

If you had to choose from your provided list above, number 1 to 3 are fine. I would stay away from the BMW.
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