06-21-2023, 11:06 AM | #48 |
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There is an argument to be made that no salary is enough to buy G80. U are buying depreciating asset. So it’s a bad deal no matter how u look at it (financially).
If you strictly go by financial advise you should get lightly used car with good fuel consumption. |
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06-21-2023, 11:10 AM | #49 |
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Well anyone can afford one, even if your on a low salary.
Depends how much you’ve got saved and can put towards your down payment if your financing. If we all started with 0 in our account and bang, who can afford a g80 straight away well…. With finance I’d say you’d have to be on atleast 6/7k+ a month to live comfortably with your mortgage payments, living costs and dependables including Children/house wife potentially. I feel there’s loads of other factors that will depend on if you can afford something. Hence when you get mortgage they want to know more than just how much you earn |
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06-21-2023, 11:16 AM | #50 |
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A rule of thumb I always went by for any purchase I ever made in life with the exception of a home was if you cannot afford to buy whatever it is in cash, at the time of purchase, 2 times over, then you cannot afford that item.
I am not saying you have to pay for it in cash, but if in your savings/investments/liquid assets, you do not have enough to pay for it twice over and still have a good cushion left, then I say don’t buy it. Again, only exception is a house. With that being said, I make a very modest salary but because of that rule I have plenty of money saved, was able to buy it in cash, and currently have $0 in debt, and owe nobody anything outside of standard monthly bills. But to each their own. |
06-21-2023, 11:17 AM | #51 |
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I just cut down on the Hookers/Coke and the rub and tug. Now there is extra cash around. It’s all about needs🤣
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06-21-2023, 11:54 AM | #53 |
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Likewise. I actually asked my SA when I picked it up if he had seen a shift of purchase type from finance/lease to cash with the hike in interest rates. He said it's been dramatic, far more than I would have expected. In fact, four out of four vehicles he delivered that week (including mine) were cash sales. One was an X5, I forget what the other two were.
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06-21-2023, 12:05 PM | #54 |
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salary doesn't matter. its your expenses.
you could make 100k a year in the rural midwest with zero debt and paid off mortgage and buy a mclaren. you can make 300k in down town LA, have child support, alimony to exwife, ailing parents to care for, college debt, eat out alot, high mortgage, etc etc and not afford an M3. places also offer 144 financing which is flat out predatory in short: you can't judge how wealthy someone is by their car.
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i can haz horsepowr ??
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Everyone's got a different situation but I personally could not imagine spending over 10% of my gross salary on a car payment per month.
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You need $50,000 of salary dedicated to this car to afford the after-tax expenses associated with it. Assuming you aren't paying cash. So...if you make $250k for example, then assume $50k of that is just covering your M3. |
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06-21-2023, 03:19 PM | #59 |
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Figure for those that financed a 100k car and put a 20% downpayment, inclusive of taxes, you’d be left with 80k to pay off over 5/6/7 years, at x.xx% interest.
If that payment is 1250/mo, for example, that’s 15k/yr in payments. Add in insurance and gas (roughly $250, depends on how much one drives, of course), let’s say the monthly is now roughly 1500/mo. or 18k/yr. If that doesn’t put a dent in your finances, after everything else, then, you can afford it. Fun Fact: Back in 2015, that would buy you nice a house in Florida. Today, maybe a decent townhouse. Last edited by mcsquared; 06-21-2023 at 04:46 PM.. |
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06-21-2023, 03:41 PM | #60 |
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06-21-2023, 03:49 PM | #61 |
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^^ For sure. Same here.
Back then, M3’s were also much cheaper than they are today, just the same. |
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Insurance (car and homeowners) in FL is a mess. Mine is nowhere close to that, but I’m sure some people can get up there.
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Hahaha, ooops! I corrected my post. I meant add insurance and gas (roughly $250/mo) and the car payment now becomes $1500/mo.
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Ok, that makes more sense lol. I was sitting here like "this dude's either 16 and got an M3 as his first car thus crazy high insurance, or he has a 3 hour commute one-direction..."
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