My car is a pile of junk!!!

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

OMG i just got my car fixed 2 weeks ago and it freaking broke down on me today, im done with it. A 96 Dodge neon, aka pile o'crap. Me and my family are done sinking money into it so i am going to buy a car. Im not sure how all this works but i would like the payment to be no more than $200 a month, preferably $150 maybe. So is there some calculator i can use to see about what my max amount of money would be to spend on the car? My buddy bought a dakota for 4,000 and his payment is 120 a month so idk.

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[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

and you bought a dodge WHY?!

 

[JustStoppingBy 10+ year member]

some ideas:

american cars usually crap out after 100,000 miles

import cara are a LITTLE more expensive to repair but last longer.

you can snag a nissan/mitsu/honda all day long for cheap.

 

[mooze_a_B 10+ year member]

get a maxima

 

[tru_44 10+ year member]

some ideas:

american cars usually crap out after 100,000 miles

import cara are a LITTLE more expensive to repair but last longer.

you can snag a nissan/mitsu/honda all day long for cheap.

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[Jacobman 10+ year member]

I didnt buy it, first car hand me down.

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Psh I love my Dodge, only thing wrong with it is the **** dashboard but thats just cosmetic. You went wrong when you bought a 10 year old neon those things are just ugly IMO. Also my truck has 124k miles and is still running strong.

EDIT: Ok hand me down is acceptable.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

im pretty sure when you go in and you go to ge tthe car they work out the per month payment with you it also helps if you have a pretty nice amount for a down payment

 

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

I got nothing for a down payment......

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

I think you may in some trouble then... Sell your Neon and get some cash then you got yourself a down payment.

 

[Meka 10+ year member]

some ideas:

american cars usually crap out after 100,000 miles

import cara are a LITTLE more expensive to repair but last longer.

you can snag a nissan/mitsu/honda all day long for cheap.

Wow, your an idiot.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

some ideas:

american cars usually crap out after 100,000 miles

import cara are a LITTLE more expensive to repair but last longer.

you can snag a nissan/mitsu/honda all day long for cheap.

Wow, so that 1993 Caprice I had with 243k was a fluke then?

Sweeping generalizations will often leave you looking like a jackass.

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[Kawasaki STX-R 10+ year member]

OMG i just got my car fixed 2 weeks ago and it freaking broke down on me today, im done with it. A 96 Dodge neon, aka pile o'crap. Me and my family are done sinking money into it so i am going to buy a car. Im not sure how all this works but i would like the payment to be no more than $200 a month, preferably $150 maybe. So is there some calculator i can use to see about what my max amount of money would be to spend on the car? My buddy bought a dakota for 4,000 and his payment is 120 a month so idk.

i just bought my first new vehicle less than a month ago, so i know a little bit about what you are going to go through. do you have a bank account set up? what about a credit card? i would try to get approved financing before you start shopping. if you can afford 150-200/month you can get a pretty nice car. it'll depend on your interest rate and how long you finance and how much you can put down but you should be able to get something you wont be throwing extra money to for repairs. there are several rate calculators online to help you figure out your payments, too.

 

[maldecido33 10+ year member]

so my 1990 K-5 Blazer with 310,000 miles couldn't have possibly happened?

 

[BoondockSaints 10+ year member]

Dang 310k miles... off topic here. Mal do you happen to go to Tech? I am definatelly goin there this fall semester.