| Having a nice vehicle can sometimes make us feel | | | | vehicle. |
| good about ourselves and in our own mind, | | | | Americans today are spending 15% to 20% of |
| creates value and importance. But just as | | | | their take-home pay on car paymentsâ |
| important as having a new vehicle is taking care | | | | this doesnât take into account the other |
| of the vehicle you have. | | | | costs of a vehicle like gas, insurance, tags and |
| During these financially difficult times, buying a | | | | maintenance. Why do people spend so much to |
| new car can be too costly and can even break us | | | | have a new car? Sometimes it is due to crafty |
| when we could simply take your existing car and | | | | car salesman, other times it is peer pressure. The |
| have it fine-tuned. This can include making sure | | | | problem is, once you have committed to a car |
| the engine is in perfect working order to checking | | | | payment, you are stuck with itâ no |
| out the vehicleâs body and assessing | | | | cutting back on it as with other expenses such as |
| whether it has dents or dings that could be | | | | eating out and groceries. You have to make the |
| repaired. A well-maintained car that is spotless can | | | | payments or let the lender repossess your car. |
| make you feel as good as a newly purchased | | | | |