$30,000 to Spend for Car – GTA – Looking For Some Advice/Opinions
I generally find lots of good advice in this forum. I hope some can help.
Looking to buy a car in Toronto. Want to spend around $30,000 a/i. Given the time of year, I would rather buy a 2012 model but need to do so by the end of the month – Sept. 2011 – so appreciate some options may by necessity be 2011 models. I plan to buy mid next week after I have done my DD (narrowed things down and then obtain CCC reports etc.).
If used, would have to have a warranty as if new.
Set 30K limit since I have no reason to have this car other than for a job and will be able to depreciate the cost and want to use the rather low $600/month allowance they give me to try to at least get something out of the same but at the same time making the taxable benefit a wash as much as I can. I really do not want to go over $30K although a little over would be OK subject to getting some more value.
Therefore, looking to buy a good car with a good potential re-sale since if this job ends early, the car is likely to be sold – considered leasing and breaking a lease but I could put LOTS of KM’s on. That said, could keep it a while if the job works out.
Sale will be in cash – preference would actually to use CC for whole purchase…but I know this may not be possible. Car will be for work but some personal use. One child, 4 yrs old.
To be honest, since a company car has been supplied for the last 15 years, I have had little need to know anything about buying a car. Last car I bought new would have been a only Nissan 240SX Coupe LE back in the 90s. Again, have a short time to do this in.
What I can tell you about my preferences is that I generally have always gotten a “loaded” car with work and have found leather really wears very well. Sadly, it looks like you only get leather if you go for higher models. Fuel consumption is also important as is resale value. Good storage space is nice. I would pay more for a loaded car versus the strip model – particularly if loaded adds to the potential re-sale value. Power is a secondary priority. If I want a power fix, I will just drive my in-laws S500 for a few days. He things we should buy an 350AWD but I have no appetite at this time for a fancy car – however, nice it might be.
As odd as this may sound, I do not want some obscure tire size that makes getting some cheap winter tires via jcwhitney a pain in the but or not possible.
Minvan is OK, so is something like a Mazda5 or cross over. Really think of the car as from A to B. Would think about an SUV also.
Just trying to get some general opinions.
Looking to buy a car in Toronto. Want to spend around $30,000 a/i. Given the time of year, I would rather buy a 2012 model but need to do so by the end of the month – Sept. 2011 – so appreciate some options may by necessity be 2011 models. I plan to buy mid next week after I have done my DD (narrowed things down and then obtain CCC reports etc.).
If used, would have to have a warranty as if new.
Set 30K limit since I have no reason to have this car other than for a job and will be able to depreciate the cost and want to use the rather low $600/month allowance they give me to try to at least get something out of the same but at the same time making the taxable benefit a wash as much as I can. I really do not want to go over $30K although a little over would be OK subject to getting some more value.
Therefore, looking to buy a good car with a good potential re-sale since if this job ends early, the car is likely to be sold – considered leasing and breaking a lease but I could put LOTS of KM’s on. That said, could keep it a while if the job works out.
Sale will be in cash – preference would actually to use CC for whole purchase…but I know this may not be possible. Car will be for work but some personal use. One child, 4 yrs old.
To be honest, since a company car has been supplied for the last 15 years, I have had little need to know anything about buying a car. Last car I bought new would have been a only Nissan 240SX Coupe LE back in the 90s. Again, have a short time to do this in.
What I can tell you about my preferences is that I generally have always gotten a “loaded” car with work and have found leather really wears very well. Sadly, it looks like you only get leather if you go for higher models. Fuel consumption is also important as is resale value. Good storage space is nice. I would pay more for a loaded car versus the strip model – particularly if loaded adds to the potential re-sale value. Power is a secondary priority. If I want a power fix, I will just drive my in-laws S500 for a few days. He things we should buy an 350AWD but I have no appetite at this time for a fancy car – however, nice it might be.
As odd as this may sound, I do not want some obscure tire size that makes getting some cheap winter tires via jcwhitney a pain in the but or not possible.
Minvan is OK, so is something like a Mazda5 or cross over. Really think of the car as from A to B. Would think about an SUV also.
Just trying to get some general opinions.