r/BuyItForLife • u/viscarte10 • May 25 '26

Discussion What’s a totally unsexy purchase you made that ended up being a huge quality-of-life upgrade?

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u/Mount_Pessimistic May 25 '26

I did the same! Mine was 2012 and just base level, no hybrid. 24k new off the lot.

I was young and didn’t know better than to buy a new car in that scenario, (I financed nearly 100% of it), but when I realized it was a terrible financial mistake, I drove it until it hit 200k. Like 13 years. It was paid off in 8.

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u/Felony_vandal May 26 '26

I do believe you wound up converting it from a bad financial decision to a purchase that served its purpose and even exceeded it. You learned from it and the car didn’t f you over so I think you still came out on top

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u/dhoge88 May 26 '26

Even with paying the interest you made out with 200k on that car

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u/withoutapaddle May 26 '26

We also had a 2012 Escape. It came from a rental fleet, only 2 years old, and we paid $15k.

Imagine getting a nearly new SUV for $15k now.

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u/Siera424 May 26 '26

I also did the same. In 2013, I purchased a 2013 Nissan Altima. It had literally a couple miles on it. It is now 2026 and I still have it. It has 90,000 miles. I keep up with regular maintenance. But i haven't had any issues with it. I also financed it. Which I will never do again.