SecondCor521
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Hi all.
I'm driving a 1993 Lexus GS300. It's a nice car, paid off, reliable, inexpensive to insure and maintain. But it's getting long in the tooth - the paint clear coat is failing, there are various would-be-challenging-to-fix cosmetic defects on the exterior and interior, and being 30+ years old finding mechanics and parts is increasing in difficulty although still possible currently.
Because I don't want to be in a position where I am in a rush to buy a new car, I am low-key looking around for a replacement.
Setting aside all the other factors, there is the key question of how much I could spend / want to spend on this car.
For those of you who have been retired for a while and are financially comfortable, how did you approach the question of budget? Percentage of NW? Percentage of taxable? Just spent whatever?
Thanks!
I'm driving a 1993 Lexus GS300. It's a nice car, paid off, reliable, inexpensive to insure and maintain. But it's getting long in the tooth - the paint clear coat is failing, there are various would-be-challenging-to-fix cosmetic defects on the exterior and interior, and being 30+ years old finding mechanics and parts is increasing in difficulty although still possible currently.
Because I don't want to be in a position where I am in a rush to buy a new car, I am low-key looking around for a replacement.
Setting aside all the other factors, there is the key question of how much I could spend / want to spend on this car.
For those of you who have been retired for a while and are financially comfortable, how did you approach the question of budget? Percentage of NW? Percentage of taxable? Just spent whatever?
Thanks!