How much did you spend on your car? (paying, savings, live)

[Pitt Chick]

9.4%

[Gatornation]

20% paid in cash

[michgc]

We bought a new minivan last year. It was 23% of our gross pay. Before that, we had not bought a car for 10 years.

[acegolfer]

10%

[joe moving]

We're spending about about 10k per 100 k miles not including repairs, although I expect those minimal. Not the cheapest car, but a very nice car that should hold up well.

[Escort Rider]

In 2007, brand new car, 27%, paid in full by check on day of purchase. I'll have this car a long time.

[Merjolie8]

15% in 2010, used minivan. Expected to last until we no longer need a minivan...

[TechGromit]

Hmm well I don't pay the car off in one payment or year. In 2003 I spend 38% of my income then on a new car. But I paid off a 3 year loan in 2 years, so my costs dropped to about 19% of my two year income. These figure still are not accurate, my trade in cut my amount I owed in half.

[pinipig523]

Hahahaha... I bought my car 3.5 years ago and I bought a little more than I should've.

100%

Good thing it was 0.9% financing w/ no money down. LOL!!

[shaner23]

The car I am about to purchase is about 3.5% of my yearly income, at $2.3k. The previous car I purchased in 2009 for $800 which was 2% of my income at the time. Plan to keep both for many years to come. My current daily driver I purchased for $1.9k at 20% of my income just after high school back in 2005. That car has 255k miles on it now, and I got about 120k miles out of it myself. The first car I owned was purchased for $1.5k, at 50% of my yearly income, while in high school. That one didn't make it long though, since I was rear ended and totaled in 2005. I paid cash for all my vehicles.