Yesterday evening I went with a friend of mine to purchase a Chevy Spark. He works construction and always has a "beater" that he can get dirty and put 100 miles/day on and not care, his 2006 TrailBlazer's A/C went out and transmission started to slip within the same week or two and he decided it was time for something new. He ended up getting a 2016 Chevy Spark for $11,400.
These cars look terrible and are slow, but, that's about where the bad stops for the price. The car comes standard with a 5-speed manual, which I'm perfectly OK with. They have A/C, Cruise control, 7" TouchScreen with Bluetooth calling and audio, USB and AUX input and a full driver information center that base cars didn't get a few years back... They even have a back-up camera. They drive great and feel solid. I've driven every cheap car under the sun (Versa, Mirage, Fiesta) and this feels better than all of them, and can be purchased for the least by me. With two occupants, they're damn spacious as well, and, if the 3rd guy in the back isn't paying for fuel, he can shut up and deal. Not F350 spacious, but, pretty close to my TDI for sure.
I qualify for an additional rebate he doesn't, bringing my cost to $10,900. I also have $2,500 in GM Card points that are about to expire, bringing my cost to $8,400 for a brand new car
I've had my Harley for sale privately for a month or so now with no real interest, and have also been looking for a $3,500ish beater car to rack miles on back and fourth to work and Hayward and take about 20,000 miles/yr of burden off my F350...
What I owe on the bike is pretty much trade-in, which would be a wash, but it would save me about $800 in tax. I could walk out the door with a brand new car for under $9,000. The $140/month payment is $100 less than the Harley, and would also pay for itself in fuel vs. the truck taking 50% of the miles, and would also transfer depreciation off of a $65,000 vehicle to a nothing vehicle...
IDK, on paper it makes sense, what do you think TCG? Tint the windows and drive the bitch for the same payment I had on my ATV or am I nuts? Keep in mind I've put 45,000 miles on my truck in less than a year, and could have kept over half of those off with a normal car.
These cars look terrible and are slow, but, that's about where the bad stops for the price. The car comes standard with a 5-speed manual, which I'm perfectly OK with. They have A/C, Cruise control, 7" TouchScreen with Bluetooth calling and audio, USB and AUX input and a full driver information center that base cars didn't get a few years back... They even have a back-up camera. They drive great and feel solid. I've driven every cheap car under the sun (Versa, Mirage, Fiesta) and this feels better than all of them, and can be purchased for the least by me. With two occupants, they're damn spacious as well, and, if the 3rd guy in the back isn't paying for fuel, he can shut up and deal. Not F350 spacious, but, pretty close to my TDI for sure.
I qualify for an additional rebate he doesn't, bringing my cost to $10,900. I also have $2,500 in GM Card points that are about to expire, bringing my cost to $8,400 for a brand new car
I've had my Harley for sale privately for a month or so now with no real interest, and have also been looking for a $3,500ish beater car to rack miles on back and fourth to work and Hayward and take about 20,000 miles/yr of burden off my F350...
What I owe on the bike is pretty much trade-in, which would be a wash, but it would save me about $800 in tax. I could walk out the door with a brand new car for under $9,000. The $140/month payment is $100 less than the Harley, and would also pay for itself in fuel vs. the truck taking 50% of the miles, and would also transfer depreciation off of a $65,000 vehicle to a nothing vehicle...
IDK, on paper it makes sense, what do you think TCG? Tint the windows and drive the bitch for the same payment I had on my ATV or am I nuts? Keep in mind I've put 45,000 miles on my truck in less than a year, and could have kept over half of those off with a normal car.