Originally Posted by
highfarfast
I generally spend more than $5000 but I agree with the premise. I always buy used cars. Never finance (I'm not a Ramsey disciple but I don't like financing things that depreciate). Maintain my cars well. And drive them till they are falling apart or, more usually, circumstances change requiring I have a different model vehicle.
Likewise. But unlike Deltabound I don't like drivng beaters (or having them in my driveway) so I drop a little coin to maintain the paint and interior too, as needed.