amandad413
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- May 31, 2017
So, this may be a little lengthy and I apologize in advance for that.
I currently own at 2012 Jetta with 110,000 miles on it. Its been a good car so far and will be paid off soon. My check engine light just came on a few days ago and after taking it to autozone, it doesn't sound like its a major issue. But this morning, it wouldn't start. I believe its just the battery, but I'm not quite sure and won't find out until I get home from work.
It has 1 payment left on it and will be paid off completely. I am currently in the transition of switching from one job to another and will be working from home permanently.
DB's jeep is also almost paid off (one payment left as well) and we have had a TON of issues with it. It's constantly overheating and no one can seem to figure out what's wrong with it. We've had it multiple places and they're just not figuring it out. He will be trading in his Jeep on a new car as he drives everyday for work, to multiple counties in the state. We have already had this kind of planned, as he needs something reliable.
Although we absolutely don't NEED two vehicles, we don't like to put miles on his car when we go up to the city (we live about an hour and a half south of Pittsburgh) or go on small weekend trips, just because it tends to add up.
So what I'm thinking is continue to do what we wanted to with his Jeep. We've already been looking at a few small SUVs and crossovers and have kind of figured out what we want and what we're willing to pay.
Since I won't be driving to work anymore (about 30 miles a day round trip) and we will only use this as our weekend card, would it be wise to lease? My car obviously is having some issues and I don't want us to rely on that for a back up. I've never leased before and I'm still kind of iffy on it.
Thoughts?
Also, the new job is a huge pay increase for me (5/6 dollars an hour), will be less gas money and lunch money (something I'm trying my hardest to cut back on). I will also be able to get overtime (max of 4 hrs a day) so it's a good move financial but I don't want to make a stupid decision with leasing a car.
Thanks
I currently own at 2012 Jetta with 110,000 miles on it. Its been a good car so far and will be paid off soon. My check engine light just came on a few days ago and after taking it to autozone, it doesn't sound like its a major issue. But this morning, it wouldn't start. I believe its just the battery, but I'm not quite sure and won't find out until I get home from work.
It has 1 payment left on it and will be paid off completely. I am currently in the transition of switching from one job to another and will be working from home permanently.
DB's jeep is also almost paid off (one payment left as well) and we have had a TON of issues with it. It's constantly overheating and no one can seem to figure out what's wrong with it. We've had it multiple places and they're just not figuring it out. He will be trading in his Jeep on a new car as he drives everyday for work, to multiple counties in the state. We have already had this kind of planned, as he needs something reliable.
Although we absolutely don't NEED two vehicles, we don't like to put miles on his car when we go up to the city (we live about an hour and a half south of Pittsburgh) or go on small weekend trips, just because it tends to add up.
So what I'm thinking is continue to do what we wanted to with his Jeep. We've already been looking at a few small SUVs and crossovers and have kind of figured out what we want and what we're willing to pay.
Since I won't be driving to work anymore (about 30 miles a day round trip) and we will only use this as our weekend card, would it be wise to lease? My car obviously is having some issues and I don't want us to rely on that for a back up. I've never leased before and I'm still kind of iffy on it.
Thoughts?
Also, the new job is a huge pay increase for me (5/6 dollars an hour), will be less gas money and lunch money (something I'm trying my hardest to cut back on). I will also be able to get overtime (max of 4 hrs a day) so it's a good move financial but I don't want to make a stupid decision with leasing a car.
Thanks