So.. I want a car

[Woosta]

Yet I don't have a drivers license. I'm 20. I work full time and can probably afford one for ~300 or so a month.

I just don't want to pay for 5+ years. I'd rather get it done quick.. so I'd most likely go for something under the $20k range.

.. Any advice?

 

[isekii]

Elantra

 

[Canai]

Yeah chech out Hyundai's newer cars.

 

[iamwiz82]

Not having a driver's license is probably a bigger hurdle than getting the car right now.

 

[TheoPetro]

no drivers license... wtf do you plan on doing with your new car. if you plan on driving it into mine because you dont know htf to drive i would say stick to powerwheels

 

[Woosta]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Not having a driver's license is probably a bigger hurdle than getting the car right now.

Thank procrastination for that. Any idea how long it'll take to get one?

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: Woosta

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Not having a driver's license is probably a bigger hurdle than getting the car right now.

Thank procrastination for that. Any idea how long it'll take to get one?

About twelve and a half years.

 

[ShawnD1]

Get a used car. New cars are the biggest waste of money on the planet.

You can either get a new car for $20,000 and hope it's a good one, or you can buy a used car for $2,000 and get 10 tries to find a good one.

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: Woosta

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Not having a driver's license is probably a bigger hurdle than getting the car right now.

Thank procrastination for that. Any idea how long it'll take to get one?

Depends on how much time whoever is going to teach you has. Probably a couple of months. Then go buy a used car and hate having to drive your deadbeat friends who don't have their own cars like the rest of us.

 

[wasssup]

I'd say go used too. I just bought a new TSX for over $30k after all was said and done, I could've saved at least $10k-$12k going used...definitely not chump change.

Only reason I went new was because I intend to run this to the ground.

 

[postmortemIA]

get calculator first, $20,000 car will cost you more than 300 in five years

 

[Saint Nick]

Getting a DL doesn't take too terribly long. However, like someone else said, get a used car. The sales tax on a new vehicle is insanity, not to mention they don't hold value very well anyways.

 

[Baked]

Daewoo FTW!

 

[Farang]

You are 20 and don't have a license?!?!?

 

[olds]

If you are in California, you can't buy/register a car without a license.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: Farang
You are 20 and don't have a license?!?!?

Seriously. Everyone I know got their license as soon as the turned 16.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: Woosta

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Not having a driver's license is probably a bigger hurdle than getting the car right now.

Thank procrastination for that. Any idea how long it'll take to get one?

About twelve and a half years.

I was thinking around 14 years myself.

 

[Woosta]

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: Farang
You are 20 and don't have a license?!?!?

Seriously. Everyone I know got their license as soon as the turned 16.

Was lazy in high school.

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: Farang
You are 20 and don't have a license?!?!?

Seriously. Everyone I know got their license as soon as the turned 16.

i beg to differ. not a lot of people in NYC carry driver's license.

 

[hiromizu]

Originally posted by: Juno

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: Farang
You are 20 and don't have a license?!?!?

Seriously. Everyone I know got their license as soon as the turned 16.

i beg to differ. not a lot of people in NYC carry driver's license.

Exactly. I got mine in my late 20's but I have to admit, I'm a horrendous driver.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Remember, auto insurance will cost you close to $200 a month.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: Juno

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: Farang
You are 20 and don't have a license?!?!?

Seriously. Everyone I know got their license as soon as the turned 16.

i beg to differ. not a lot of people in NYC carry driver's license.

What do most people use for ID then?

<-from the south

 

[ultimatebob]

You've already realized that you posted this in the wrong forum.... right?

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: ShawnD1
Get a used car. New cars are the biggest waste of money on the planet.

You can either get a new car for $20,000 and hope it's a good one, or you can buy a used car for $2,000 and get 10 tries to find a good one.

10 tries, but you want to be stranded on the road 10+ times when before you make the next try?

you can get really nice car for $20k, i got a fully loaded accord 4cyl for $21

 

[zerocool84]

If it's your first car, you should probably get something really cheap to learn the road on. I don't care how old you are, you are inexperienced and something bad will happen to your first car.