Originally Posted by woj

Whatever you are thinking of buying, I would buy a used one for half the price... it's not as cool, but will save you ton of $$$ in the long run...

if you buy 60k car, few years later it will be worth $30k
buy same model used car for $30k, few years later, you will get $20k for it...

new car will cost you $30k vs used one for $10k... sure you don't get newest bells and whistles, but you still drive basically the same car, and save $20k...