i think id be hard pressed to ever use a car this hard in 3 years again. 2 years ago i had to drive 58,000 miles to make $35,000 lol what a terrible financial run that was.
now i only commute 10 miles each way to work and im over a year into a 6 figure job. so i would just like to upgrade vehicles. something just a little nicer than what i already have so i was thinking x3m or x5 m50i. x3m doesnt sound like a great daily honestly and the x5 would have alot more space and honestly just be a more premium vehicle.
i started with looking at 2021 x5 m50i and it looks like $75,000 basically 80,000 with taxes. i got preapproved for $60,000. assume minimum down and maximum borrow its 9% interest. over 60 or 72 months its basically now a 95,000 car. id be in 10k equity and 10k cash and what probably $1,200 a month payment?
in 3 years i would be ready for a new vehicle and id roughly have (10k equity from current car + 10k downpayment + 43k in monthly payments or 63k total into a 2021 x5 m50i. it will be left being worth roughly $51,000. i will still owe lets say 35k.
im left with 16k in equity after spending 63k. so cost for 3 years would be $47,000.
roughly cost me $1,305 a month to own if were just talking the financing.
does that seem about right to everyone?
vs new lease
$1565 x 36 = 56,340 but no equity left.
so in summary
47k for 3 years to drive a 2021 x5 m50i +$16,00 in equity left to trade with
56k for 3 years to drive a 2023 x5 m50i + $0 equity to trade with
i think the simple side of my brains looks at it like well if a 2021 is 1,300 a month and a brand new one is 1,600 a month its +300 in expenses but its +$20,000 i keep in the bank.
but in 3 years when i have the equity, financing used does look to be a better option.