Now I'm sure people have made a comment, asked you that question or mentioned that they can't afford a Cadillac to you at least once before.
specially if you are a younger fella.
Now can I afford a Cadillac ? Yes, I had 3 in my life and still own 2 of them,
Do I make 6 figures? No. not even close.
so what's all the fuss about ?
Now obviously I didn't buy them new, and the only reason is I moved to the United states about 3 years ago, My credit history is only 3 years old and if i have a longer/better history I'd buy them new, nothing wrong with pre-owned, but new always better.
after moving here, I got my first Cadillac, 03 Deville for only $3400 (private seller) it was a great deal, car needed some work (air injector and valve), $280 parts and about 2 hours of work and a 10mm socket fell down somewhere in between the firewall and the engine and never to be found again
at this time I didn't have a job yet, I have a B.S. in Information systems and after few months of not getting any job in my field I applied at walmart TLE (tire and lube express), and started to work there, < survival job
after 6 months, I needed another car, with my bad back I needed something with better ground clearance so no more snow shoveling, so I went to couple GM dealerships around me, due to my non existing credit history i was declined from GM and ended getting my SRX from Toyota dealership through TFS with 9.3% APR
now I started to get even more comments about owning 2 Cadillacs!
I managed to get myself back to school to get my masters in Information Systems since i couldn't get anything with my bachelor, and through my School (DePaul University) I got a job in my field, small part time job, but it's perfect for me since it give me time to study too,
few weeks ago I got my 3rd Cadillac: 09 STS N* V8 AWD,
now almost everyone I know think I'm crazy, and ask me what's wrong with you and why you don't buy other cars? only American and Cadillacs ? why don't you buy something import and save money.........
now please tell me WHY ?
how it's different buying a Cadillac from buying a Camry/Avalon for the same price ? really think about it like this, in the past couple few years of owning 2 Cadillacs at a time how much I spent on repairs ? beside the oil changes; the Deville about $600 and put on it over 30,000 miles before trading it in, the SRX over 30,000 miles too and about $900-1000 so far,
payment will be the same if you buy a $25,000 no matter what the car brand is!
what do you guys think ?
specially if you are a younger fella.
Now can I afford a Cadillac ? Yes, I had 3 in my life and still own 2 of them,
Do I make 6 figures? No. not even close.
so what's all the fuss about ?
Now obviously I didn't buy them new, and the only reason is I moved to the United states about 3 years ago, My credit history is only 3 years old and if i have a longer/better history I'd buy them new, nothing wrong with pre-owned, but new always better.
after moving here, I got my first Cadillac, 03 Deville for only $3400 (private seller) it was a great deal, car needed some work (air injector and valve), $280 parts and about 2 hours of work and a 10mm socket fell down somewhere in between the firewall and the engine and never to be found again
at this time I didn't have a job yet, I have a B.S. in Information systems and after few months of not getting any job in my field I applied at walmart TLE (tire and lube express), and started to work there, < survival job
after 6 months, I needed another car, with my bad back I needed something with better ground clearance so no more snow shoveling, so I went to couple GM dealerships around me, due to my non existing credit history i was declined from GM and ended getting my SRX from Toyota dealership through TFS with 9.3% APR
now I started to get even more comments about owning 2 Cadillacs!
I managed to get myself back to school to get my masters in Information Systems since i couldn't get anything with my bachelor, and through my School (DePaul University) I got a job in my field, small part time job, but it's perfect for me since it give me time to study too,
few weeks ago I got my 3rd Cadillac: 09 STS N* V8 AWD,
now almost everyone I know think I'm crazy, and ask me what's wrong with you and why you don't buy other cars? only American and Cadillacs ? why don't you buy something import and save money.........
now please tell me WHY ?
how it's different buying a Cadillac from buying a Camry/Avalon for the same price ? really think about it like this, in the past couple few years of owning 2 Cadillacs at a time how much I spent on repairs ? beside the oil changes; the Deville about $600 and put on it over 30,000 miles before trading it in, the SRX over 30,000 miles too and about $900-1000 so far,
payment will be the same if you buy a $25,000 no matter what the car brand is!
what do you guys think ?