Should I buy a '15 LTZ?

[2010WhiteHoe]

Hey, I'm 19 and I've been wanting a Suburban since I was 10 years old. Doesn't help my parents have always had one. I have a good job making $6K a month at the port, and an extra $2K with my detailing business.

I've found one that's fully loaded for $38,999 with 64K miles and another with $42K with 55K miles And the color I want and the wheels I want.

My mom said she'd cosign with me so I would get a good rate and I'll also be on her insurance still.

Should I do it? Most tell me no.. But this car means a lot to me and its been my dream forever.

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Please let us know how it works out. Good luck!

 

[cardude2000]

Mr. WhiteHoe is giving his 2 cents.

Age had everything to do with everything. You ever wonder what an 18 year old insurance is double of a 30 year old, What about legal drinking ages ever wonder? I got more examples if you need it.

The guy wants to know if he should get the tahoe. His income is solid, has no college debt and owns his home outright.

So if you have an example that is relevant to the discussion at hand, please provide it. Drinking ages and insurance are irrelevant.

 

[JayceeP]

Maintenance might be cheap but these GM’s seem to depreciate quite a bit. A new Suburban LT is a good $20,000 CDN more than a 4Runner Limited but will be worth about the same or less after 5 years. Even if you buy one used, I think you’re still looking at a linear depreciation ‘curve’.... based on what I see in some of the Canadian markets anyway. I’m using a 4Runner as an example because I drive one (no I’m not promoting).

Anyway I don’t see what the point of this thread is. If your parents pay for everything else just get them to pay for this vehicle too, lol. Like what do you want to hear? Everyone knows it’s almost always a stupid financial decision to buy expensive vehicles. The question is, how well off do you want to be in 10 or 20 years? Maybe think about some of the advantages you have right now and... well... take advantage of them.

 

[sickk23]

I think we obsessed over this kid

 

[15YUKON]

Well he’s been blessed with good parents..... I didn’t buy my first vehicle till my late 20s. Having a house and land given to you along with your education.... be thankful. Lots of folks still buying ten year old trucks in their later years, but heck a lot of them just dont see reason in buying expensive vehicles. Wish my parents could have given me hundreds of thousands of dollars in value to start out life. Heck wish I could have done that for my kids, but then again everything they have they earn and that makes it more valuable than anything. Good to see the kid has a work ethic though,

 

[sickk23]

^^Raise em right and they don’t take if for granted no matter how they got it.

 

[cardude2000]

Wish my parents could have given me hundreds of thousands of dollars in value to start out life.

Dunno about that. Living in crappy apartments, clawing, scraping, driving junkers in my teen years, choosing between gas and food (or beer lol) in college does something for you that a free house cant. I'm not saying I wouldn't have taken a house (obviously) but looking back I wouldnt change a thing.

But yes, agreed, good parents make all the difference.

 

[Tugglespa]

Right now I driv an 06 impala police package. I do understand it’s not the best financial decision which is why I didn’t want to spend a lot. But now I’ve been looking at 16s Yukon and Burb. I’m thinking Yukon because of the 6.2. But I’m in love with the mahogany interior some suburbans have.

 

[leaf]

Life is all about choices... don't regret the lost opportunities and you will do just fine.

 

[GTNator]

I would NEVER buy a car that cost 1/2 of my annual income but that would likely change if my parents bought me a house lol.



Totally agree. I've owned toyotas, audis, infinitis, subarus, mercedes, VW's and crappy old oldsmobiles...The GMC/CHEVY is by far the least expensive to maintain by a mile.

Really?? Lol, is that because all the repairs were covered under warranty?



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[cardude2000]

Really?? Lol, is that because all the repairs were covered under warranty?



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No. Because their parts are cheap. Labor too.

Even considering audis, mercs etc generally have 50-60K bumper to bumper warranties they are expensive to own. Hell, oil changes on my wifes Mercedes cost between $500-$1000. Brakes are hundreds on gmc vs thousands (Audi/bmw/merc).

To be fair though, I rarely own vehicles much past their power-train warranties.

 

[Burby]

I remember being that age and trying to choose between a sportscar and and a new civic. I went with the civic. 3 years of payments, no co-signer and never missed a payment. I could have gotten more "fun" in the sportscar but I was going through the first of many rebuilding times of my life.

Funny, on the boating forums you see posts like this come up from time to time. "Buying first boat - is this a good one?" Usually from kids making bank working in gas and oil.

 

[hairscramlber]

Go for it

 

[2010WhiteHoe]

Exactly. The kid wants a Suburban - not a car and a truck, he can obviously afford it (but I'd go a year newer and shoot for 20k miles or less for sure). And since when is a 2-3 yr old Burb a "big headache"?

The young man asked for opinions, if he wanted all opinions like his he would not have posted. Lighten up guys, we've all had different experiences in life. That's what wrong with the world today. People think if you don't think like them you are wrong. Not true. Only a sith thinks in absolutes.

 

[cardude2000]

Only a sith thinks in absolutes.

You mean an absolute like 'age is everything'?

 

[Protect1989]

OP, Did you make a decision yet? What are your thoughts so far? Cant keep us hanging like this!

 

[leaf]

When I got my first job which paid 35k a year, I bought a 4K used car. I junked that car in 1 year. It was fun time.

 

[GTNator]

When I got my first job which paid 35k a year, I bought a 4K used car. I junked that car in 1 year. It was fun time.

Being young and poor is fun too. I remember those days.


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[2010WhiteHoe]

The young man asked for opinions, if he wanted all opinions like his he would not have posted. Lighten up guys, we've all had different experiences in life. That's what wrong with the world today. People think if you don't think like them you are wrong. Not true. Only a sith thinks in absolutes.

A sith lord (star wars reference) only thinks in absolutes. Absolute thinking is dangerous.

The problem with absolute thinking is that it causes pain and suffering in the life of the person who adheres to an all-or-nothing attitude in any facet of his thought process. This is because the person is routinely exposed to contradictions to his beliefs, which creates a sense of threat to his world view.

referencing
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...our-teen/201109/the-problem-absolute-thinking

 

[cardude2000]

A sith lord (star wars reference) only thinks in absolutes. Absolute thinking is dangerous.

The problem with absolute thinking is that it causes pain and suffering in the life of the person who adheres to an all-or-nothing attitude in any facet of his thought process. This is because the person is routinely exposed to contradictions to his beliefs, which creates a sense of threat to his world view.

referencing
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blo...our-teen/201109/the-problem-absolute-thinking

Agreed. Youth is indeed, not ‘everything’.