So I'm 21, but I never learned how to drive & I don't have my license. I'm pretty fed up with it; I just got my refund & I finally want to start driving.
Right now my game plan is to 1) purchase a vehicle & get insurance so I can 2) get my permit and learn to drive, and then eventually 3) get my license. I currently only have about $1700 in savings. I'd rather not finance the majority of the cost of a vehicle. But I was thinking about putting most of the money down and then financing maybe a couple hundred just so I have something left saved up. I have great credit, but making payments on top of insurance and gas makes me nervous. On the other hand, getting a slightly more expensive car & then financing a small portion of it may pay off; I don't want to buy something cheaper only to sink hundreds into repairs/servicing.
I'm pretty lost with this whole situation, so any advice on how I should approach this or the car-buying experience in general is greatly appreciated.
Submitted February 01, 2019 at 12:44AM by jmoody1123 http://bit.ly/2sWhan6
