i want something nice, be it a sports car, sport sedan, or SUV. The thing that's difficult is that at the $50-$70 price range, there's a lot to choose from... all different kinds of cars and when you factor in the higher depreciation normally associated with even more expensive cars, you know have a whole other group of 1-3 year old cars that were significatly more expensive, now sitting in your target group.
The Ferrar is a ways off. Being in fnance, the one thing I understand all too well is that it's not what you can afford today... it's "what does it cost you tomorrow and ten years from now." I'm not talking financing costs, but by spending an extra $30K on a car, it's obviously going to impact you long term. So twenty years from now, what would the difference be if I bought say a regular CTS for $38 or a decked out CTS-V for $65? Those are the real things to think about. You have to make a considerable amount of money to make issues like that irrelevant.
Also, there's such a disparity on value. I mean I love Audi. I love our A6. In looking at the A5 they range nicely equipped from $40 up to $75. I'd never pay for the RS5. There's just nothing special enough about it and it looks just like a normal A5 to most people.
I don't know... while we're fortunate to be able to buy a new car, we certainly don't make enough money for it not to be a big decision. I was sitting in traffic this morning on the bridge and next to me was a new Explorer. For $40k you can get a really nice one. Maybe go practical... or more so now... and splurge a little further down the road.
