i've been looking at cars for 2 days straight and i'm starting to lose my mind - questioning every decision etc.
i'm getting married next year and planning on having kids in a few years so i'm going to have to put car seats in this car and it's going to have to keep them safe in NY winters (SNOW!)
we've been pre-approved for $12,000 through our credit union - we could probably get more but $250 a month is what we feel comfortable with
so i fell in love with an '07 subaru impreza 2.5i (the "5 door - kinda wagon like) it's got 35k and they're asking $14,978 but it blue books for $13,555 and nada is $13,650 - it's a standard (which i want - even with kids in the car - yes i've driven stick with kids in the car and i still want it) we'd have to talk them down to around 12 with about $1000 for the trade in ('98 sebring - it's my mom's but i've been driving it for years 'cause she has a subaru & i can't stand it any more!!!)
the problem is my dad came shopping with me (my fiance works crazy hours so he couldn't come) and my step-mother has a '05 altima and they love it - we found an '05 altima and my dad's been trying to talk me into it but i'm not sure why - they're asking $13 and offering $800 for the trade (i had another dealer offer $1000 and come up to $1500 when i started walking away - then said he'd come up even more if i bought it by the end of the month so i know i can get more than $800)
what would you do???
i'm getting married next year and planning on having kids in a few years so i'm going to have to put car seats in this car and it's going to have to keep them safe in NY winters (SNOW!)
we've been pre-approved for $12,000 through our credit union - we could probably get more but $250 a month is what we feel comfortable with
so i fell in love with an '07 subaru impreza 2.5i (the "5 door - kinda wagon like) it's got 35k and they're asking $14,978 but it blue books for $13,555 and nada is $13,650 - it's a standard (which i want - even with kids in the car - yes i've driven stick with kids in the car and i still want it) we'd have to talk them down to around 12 with about $1000 for the trade in ('98 sebring - it's my mom's but i've been driving it for years 'cause she has a subaru & i can't stand it any more!!!)
the problem is my dad came shopping with me (my fiance works crazy hours so he couldn't come) and my step-mother has a '05 altima and they love it - we found an '05 altima and my dad's been trying to talk me into it but i'm not sure why - they're asking $13 and offering $800 for the trade (i had another dealer offer $1000 and come up to $1500 when i started walking away - then said he'd come up even more if i bought it by the end of the month so i know i can get more than $800)
what would you do???