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Am now a proud owner of a 2017 Jeep Renegade in Colorado Red, more orangey than red, so she's my orangey girl.
Was going to get a Honda Element, had $3500 saved up, but any of the Elements with acceptable mileage were going for about $7000 and at best 13 years old. Last year they made them was 2011 and even those were selling for almost as much as a Jeep Renegade. So sister convinced me to try for a loan through my credit union and then go to this one dealership where they had the 2017 for $14,888. Only been to a dealership once for a car and that process was PAINFUL so was kinda leery of doing it but they claimed I could get in and out within 45 minutes so I applied for the loan. They said my income to debt ratio looked good; it should look FUCKING GOOD, considering I'm working 7 days a week and clearing about $3000 a month. They told me I was cleared for $10,000 which even with the $3500 I had wouldn't be enough to cover cost of car and taxes and licensing. DANG.
There was also a listing on Craigslist for a 2017 Jeep Renegade for $14,900. The big bonus of it over the dealership one was that it only had 4000 miles, as opposed to 38000, and had been kept in a garage. The lady bought it for her son, who only used it to drive to school three miles away, and then whatever happened, happened, so the Jeep got garaged until she decided to sell it. She was willing to accept $14,000 for it and the bank was willing to increase the loan to $11,500 so I'd be able to get car as well as pay taxes on it and register it. And BINGO! within a week I had a newish car.
You know you've hit the car big time when the seats keep your butt warm. Heated seats and steering wheel lol. USB drive so I don't have to make CDs anymore that will skip or just not play at all. $190 a month payment which is just fine! For 6 years lol. Option to pay it off early without penalty. Better gas mileage than the Toyota and pretty much pristine. Haven't been able to test the viability of sleeping in it or really anything other than driving it from one job to the next lol. But she's comfy and roomy and ORANGEY, and I'm liking her a lot. She makes me smile to look at her when I walk out the door.
Was going to get a Honda Element, had $3500 saved up, but any of the Elements with acceptable mileage were going for about $7000 and at best 13 years old. Last year they made them was 2011 and even those were selling for almost as much as a Jeep Renegade. So sister convinced me to try for a loan through my credit union and then go to this one dealership where they had the 2017 for $14,888. Only been to a dealership once for a car and that process was PAINFUL so was kinda leery of doing it but they claimed I could get in and out within 45 minutes so I applied for the loan. They said my income to debt ratio looked good; it should look FUCKING GOOD, considering I'm working 7 days a week and clearing about $3000 a month. They told me I was cleared for $10,000 which even with the $3500 I had wouldn't be enough to cover cost of car and taxes and licensing. DANG.
There was also a listing on Craigslist for a 2017 Jeep Renegade for $14,900. The big bonus of it over the dealership one was that it only had 4000 miles, as opposed to 38000, and had been kept in a garage. The lady bought it for her son, who only used it to drive to school three miles away, and then whatever happened, happened, so the Jeep got garaged until she decided to sell it. She was willing to accept $14,000 for it and the bank was willing to increase the loan to $11,500 so I'd be able to get car as well as pay taxes on it and register it. And BINGO! within a week I had a newish car.
You know you've hit the car big time when the seats keep your butt warm. Heated seats and steering wheel lol. USB drive so I don't have to make CDs anymore that will skip or just not play at all. $190 a month payment which is just fine! For 6 years lol. Option to pay it off early without penalty. Better gas mileage than the Toyota and pretty much pristine. Haven't been able to test the viability of sleeping in it or really anything other than driving it from one job to the next lol. But she's comfy and roomy and ORANGEY, and I'm liking her a lot. She makes me smile to look at her when I walk out the door.