Hmm... it's not that I can't affrord a mortgage on a house, but, I've actually been holding out the last 3 years or so, because I felt that prices were too high and I gambled on holding out for the "housing bubble" to burst so I could get a better deal. Well, it's finally bursting, and my friends are not laughing at me anymore. Nevertheless, I'm really tired of Boston and I hope to move out of here in another couple of years, so I probably will not buy. My reasoning for a cheaper car is to put away as much money as possible, as I think that living paycheck to paycheck is a great disease we are facing in this country. Don't mean to sound so serious, but I can't see myself not being prepared for a rainy day... or year... or whatever. I'll drive crap if it guarantees diapers on my baby's a$$.

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I have made a game of buying usable cars for less than $1000...92 Roadmaster, $875, just passed on a 93 Bonneville $400, runs just fine but didn't have any need for it, 90 Saab 900s $400 but needed battery cables and an alternator. If one is creative it can be interesting what little money it takes to buy a decent car.

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

I like that game...

I passed up a $50 84 buick cutlass... Runs and drives fine, but... so rigged... so dirty... so, broken...

but it runs and drives NICE...

New brakes in frount too............. Decent tires...........

Shoulda bought the little bastard for a spare car...

I bought my toronado for $800, I've got MABEY $1500 into it total
~Nate

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95 Honda Shadow ACE 1100.
1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)