Driving exam today. Tempted to buy a car!

[HaZRaTTy]

160 a week.. jesus.. Its more expensive then kids I thought my 160 a month was bad...

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

160 a week.. jesus.. Its more expensive then kids I thought my 160 a month was bad...

Yea my average one way trip to work was 80-100km
Did that for 21 years
Took up a new career so I traded that truck for an F150. Much cheaper now and only 8km from work now.

[HaZRaTTy]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Yea my average one way trip to work was 80-100km
Did that for 21 years
Took up a new career so I traded that truck for an F150. Much cheaper now and only 8km from work now.

Ha yeah I currently drive a 150 as well.. so far so good with 6,000 km's on it! soon (Nov) I should be 5km's to station so.. not sure what the gas mileage on my pedal bike is but i'm thinking its pretty good!

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

Ha yeah I currently drive a 150 as well.. so far so good with 6,000 km's on it! soon (Nov) I should be 5km's to station so.. not sure what the gas mileage on my pedal bike is but i'm thinking its pretty good!

Yea i'm not putting to much wear on this one had 14 months now and 9800km on it so far. 15L/100km average. Station in Nov?

[miuYH]

I just purchased a used car about a month ago. And let me tell you, it feels great to finally have a car to myself.

Before you seal the deal on a car:
1) Make sure you and the seller have brought it to a mechanic for inspection (usually $75-$100) unless you trust the seller?. If your car is older than 12 years (I think before it was 15) you need to have a Alberta inspection sheet filled out by a mechanic. Some insurance companies need this before they can give you insurance.
2) I would get a lien check done on the car just to make sure the car is debt free.
3) I also got a car proof report just cause I was curious to see if the car has been in any accidents

Hope that helps.

[MarkoD]

I never understand why new drivers buy older beater cars that don't have half the safety features of new cars.

Doesn't it make sense to have a newer, safer car for inexperienced drivers?

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I never understand why new drivers buy older beater cars that don't have half the safety features of new cars.

Doesn't it make sense to have a newer, safer car for inexperienced drivers?

Mostly comes down to cost to buy. Yes newer vehicles are better but with newer inexperienced drivers if they break the vehicle they aren't out a lot of money plus even most baseline models now come with a lot of bells and whistles that for the new and inexperienced driver is distracting I would rather have a new driver looking at the road rather than the console.

[miuYH]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I never understand why new drivers buy older beater cars that don't have half the safety features of new cars.

Doesn't it make sense to have a newer, safer car for inexperienced drivers?

Yes it makes sense to drive a newer and safer car. But not everyone has the money to afford brand new cars let alone "newer" cars.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by miuYH

Yes it makes sense to drive a newer and safer car. But not everyone has the money to afford brand new cars let alone "newer" cars.

There's cars being advertised for 150 dollars a month.

It doesn't need to be fancy. But even cheap base model cars are safer than some 1500 dollar car that's 10 or 15 years old.

And even if the person is driving is safe and does everything right, they can't control the other drivers around them.

I think investing in a newer car (3-4 years old) as opposed to (10-15 years old) is well worth it. It could be the difference between life or death in the case of a collision.