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tstodii · 12-10-2019, 08:19 AM

That's a hard one when living check to check. I know the feeling and it can be very depressing until you claw your way out of it! Good luck!

I'd sit down with Excel or a sheet of paper and figure out what payment will be comfortable for you. Also, an avg. you think you would spend keeping your current car running over the next say 3 to 4 years. Then get the ROUGH trade in value for your vehicle off NADA or KBB. That will give you a good idea of the LEAST amount of money you should take for the car if traded. I'm not sure what your payment is but I would think you could find a nice 16+ used with low miles for a decent payment. Just shop around and be willing to drive a bit. I see you are up in NJ so you should be able to snag a great deal since most everyone has locked up their pony cars for the year.

Here are a few on Auto Trader up in the 07001 zip code. Looks like they can be had for 16k and up.

I took a shot in the dark guessing a zip near you but know nothing about NJ

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...&firstRecord=0

Good luck!

12-10-2019, 08:19 AM	#2
tstodii Drives: White 2015 Z/28 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 208	That's a hard one when living check to check. I know the feeling and it can be very depressing until you claw your way out of it! Good luck! I'd sit down with Excel or a sheet of paper and figure out what payment will be comfortable for you. Also, an avg. you think you would spend keeping your current car running over the next say 3 to 4 years. Then get the ROUGH trade in value for your vehicle off NADA or KBB. That will give you a good idea of the LEAST amount of money you should take for the car if traded. I'm not sure what your payment is but I would think you could find a nice 16+ used with low miles for a decent payment. Just shop around and be willing to drive a bit. I see you are up in NJ so you should be able to snag a great deal since most everyone has locked up their pony cars for the year. Here are a few on Auto Trader up in the 07001 zip code. Looks like they can be had for 16k and up. I took a shot in the dark guessing a zip near you but know nothing about NJ https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...&firstRecord=0 Good luck!