Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT
The market maybe 200k, but if you pay 350k for the house, then that is what it cost you. Same for the car. If the car is 34k, but it costs you $40k due to everything added on to it, then it cost you 40k. If you have to finance the car, it's no longer 34k. You wouldn't be able to leave the dealership with it without the added expenses to the car unless you pay cash. It's pretty black and white.
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Might as well include fuel, insurance, maintenance, and repairs too. Then it's like a $65-70k car over the average loan term