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Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008
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10% or less
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You NEVER buy things you can just afford. You buy items that you can pay for and still sock fist-fulls of cash into the bank. "Well, if I work 75 hours a week, skip lunch and dinner 4 times a week and keep my Central Air and lights turned off 5 days a week, I'll just be able to afford those payments.".
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Logic is dead
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I have a pretty low mortgage payment since my last refinance, so I am under the percentage of spend of the average person.
I'm sure my auto expense, conversely, is higher than the average persons. I just did the math and annually, it is 11% of my net income.
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Just depends on what other monthly expenses you have. You should also consider how long you could last on your savings should you suddenly be unemployed.
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS Black Coupe Join Date: May 2012
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![]() Sorry, but the majority of these threads yield no real advice since everyone either paid cash for their ZL1 or is a multi-millionaire so they are spending 1% of their income on their car and are WAY smarter than you or I. ![]() Personally, I'm in too deep on this car payment-wise. Monthly I'm about 25% of my income on this car. However, my position is probably different than the next guy. I have no mortgage, no credit card debt, etc. So I'm not living like a caveman to afford this car. That said, I wouldn't mind something cheaper.
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5.333% (includes mods & over payment to payoff early)
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Something that people without rich daddies have.
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Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011
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My car payment is about 10% of my monthly income. Then again, I own a home mortgage-free.
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I try to work one overtime per pay.....so if that's the case, my Camaro payment is about 20%-23% of my take home pay. Now what I pay for federal & provincial tax (paycheque) that would be most people's car payment!!!! Our mortgage payments are what a loan officer called aggressive, and our property taxes are obscene. I pay half of both. Remember here in Ontario everytime you turn around there's a tax to be paid. My Camaro is my bad habit....I don't drink, smoke, eat out a lot, or have a desire to travel.....my "play" money goes into my car. I am smart enough to NOT get in over my head and it helps my wife makes almost double what I do.
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Both new cars together a tad < 10% for me based on gross monthly income.
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YOLO!!!! Get one and don't worry...can't afford it just wait a little longer, and save,save,save..
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2011
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$500 payment and 6400 month plus my wifes 1600... like 16%???
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just can't get enough
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