RetiredGypsy
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I'd planned on renting a U-Haul to move, and then buying a car as soon as I got settled in.
I've been comparison shopping between where I am now and where I want to move to, and it seems I can get the same car there for about $1,000-1,500 cheaper than here. A U-Haul would cost about $1,100-1,200, plus insurance, plus probably about 60+% more in gas than the car I want. I'd be staying at a hotel for a week or two once I move to find an apartment as well, so if I got the U-Haul I'd have to rent a car when I got there.
It seems like the smart money decision is to buy the car before I move. Just about everything I own would fit in the car, and I could have mailed the few things that wouldn't.
Does this seem logical? It seems like getting the car beforehand is ultimately the cheaper move, but I don't know if there's anything I'm not taking into consideration.
I've been comparison shopping between where I am now and where I want to move to, and it seems I can get the same car there for about $1,000-1,500 cheaper than here. A U-Haul would cost about $1,100-1,200, plus insurance, plus probably about 60+% more in gas than the car I want. I'd be staying at a hotel for a week or two once I move to find an apartment as well, so if I got the U-Haul I'd have to rent a car when I got there.
It seems like the smart money decision is to buy the car before I move. Just about everything I own would fit in the car, and I could have mailed the few things that wouldn't.
Does this seem logical? It seems like getting the car beforehand is ultimately the cheaper move, but I don't know if there's anything I'm not taking into consideration.