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These days, it's just as safe to assume SHE bought the car for herself - or THEY bought it with their joint finances. I know very few single-income households, but that's also skewed a tad by our local COL (in the Bay Area). Still, how many married women under age 50 do you know who don't work?
I agree, but I think it’s still more accepted that joint finances will address the woman’s wants/needs before the man’s want/needs. Not always the case, but usually.
Single 42 year old in Chicago, driving my 2006 car I bought brand new in 2005. It's in great shape considering the age, and I'm going to drive it til it dies. No car payments! Also, I don't want to park a new car on the street here.
Single 42 year old in Chicago, driving my 2006 car I bought brand new in 2005. It's in great shape considering the age, and I'm going to drive it til it dies. No car payments! Also, I don't want to park a new car on the street here.
I don’t live in anything like Chicago, but not worrying about scratches/dings is a DEFINITE bonus to driving an older car. Just this week I’ve accidentally opened my door into a railing and had my front bumper hit the back legs of a doe as it darted across the road at night. Unless something really gets caved in, I’m not fixing much cosmetically.
I think a lot of women are as preoccupied with keeping up with Joneses as men...maybe even moreso. Just think of how many times you hear of women saying their future husband needed to be civilized...bare walls in a rather dumpy apartment, cheap dates, eating pizza/beer 4 times a week, crappy clothes, borderline acceptable hygiene, drinking out of Dixie Cups, etc. Heck, I never cared at all about dressing up and going to fancy places unless a woman nagged me about how much she loved doing those things.
A 2010 car is an OLD CAR. Women don't want to be stranded at night due to a breakdown. They want cars that are under warranty.
My vehicle is a 2002 and my wife's a 1998. We may get rid of the 98 so that we put a 88 back on the road. Neither of us are mechanics either. It was 1976 since I had a car less than 8 years old. The first time my wife got her own car was in the early 99s and she would have been close to 40 years old and her vices would of been 12, 12, 8 and 10 years old when she first got them.
Generally speaking, of course, I would tend to agree with these points. I'd add to #1, however, that safety is a concern because of OUR personal safety as a woman. If my car breaks down in a bad neighborhood, I'm a much bigger target (for crimes being committed against me) than your typical man. Sad but true.
I certainly don't live in fear, in fact I probably take more risks than I should. But if I can eliminate one potential risk by having a reliable car, that's worth a little extra $$ to me.
Why would you be driving through a bad neighborhood? Assuming you don't live in one. Is it along your daily commute?
I drive a new car because I can and I want to. I spent most of my life poor and learned to work on cars early on out of necessity. I've worked hard so that I don't have to do that any more. I also now have cable TV, air conditioning, and clothes that don't have holes in them. But why is it that my car is an issue?
Why would you be driving through a bad neighborhood? Assuming you don't live in one. Is it along your daily commute?
Personally, my thinking would be to live in a better neighborhood or find a job that severely limits my time in dangerous areas...opposed to driving the newest car I can. Even newer cars can break down...or have a flat, or get in a an accident, or get blocked in by people looking to do one harm, or get caught in traffic or catch a stray bullet from a drive by, etc.
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