I'm 22 and only got me driver's license a few months ago. I was thinking like "I went through hell to get this license, I might as well use it for the job I get." I have enough money in savings, from previous work. So would it be wise to or what should I do? I'm thinking of something not too much, like a hatchback or a golf or something.
Honestly depends on how much you have saved and how long you think you'll be job hunting - cars are money pits even when they're just sitting there with insurance and tax
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It's a great idea. But you'll be paying list the value if the car in insurance
Yeah, I know the big list of prices
I'm probably missing something
IQ.
Yearly service will be a couple hundred depending on the car.
NCT as well. Not very costly, unless things go wrong.
You should probably be expecting to spend a few hundred quid a year on maintenance as well, unfortunately that can come in very big chunks.
Most jobs require a commute - pick up a new job asap and drive yourself to it
It'll help you get work go for it. Just try to stay sensible when you do. Don't get talked into drink driving or acting the big man with the freedom.
I'm not stupid enough to do that, or speed down bumpy rural roads at night trying to impress me friends. I'm not the boy racer type.
Fair play to you the impulse is always there. I had to crash a car to figure out I wasn't impressing anyone. I wish you the best of luck with job hunt and the car.
If it’s to get you a job 100%, a lot of jobs these days rely on transport even if it’s just to get to work, it’s also nice to not have to pay for taxis and/or show up to work sopping wet from a shower of rain
Definitely constantly paying for stuff, insurance really is the big one depending on what your priced at with monthly payments, tax is every 3/6/12 months people I know usually just opt for the 3 so you can kind of back of your mind that for a bit which is nice I guess?
The petrol/diesel too all depends on how much you’re going to be driving, €60 would carry me maybe just over a week of driving in my petrol 1.6 golf
TLDR: A car is an investment in your future, if it’s for work, brilliant definitely go for it.
Well you hit the nail on the head which the up loader never mentioned in your first line..which I would agree with you on but they never said that .
“I might aswell use it for the job I get” i took this as might aswell buy a car to help get a job
Bad idea. A car is all expense after purchase. Tax and insurance, fuel, maintenance, etc. It is great for holidays or reliable transportation for work.
Since you are unemployed, holidays are not the priority and definitely not needed for work.
If looking for a job but need transportation, you can use a bicycle. After you get hired, reassess if you can afford buuing a car.
No it's not smart to buy a car when unemployed.. you need the money for more important things..
What's more important? Car is up there in the important spendings like House, clothes, food, bills, heating, etc...
If one is piston head then the natural route is to plough money into a car. I'm a piston head by the way, love cars. For us PHs the car is one of lifes prime money pits but one doesn't have to follow us who love cars for the sake of cars.
If one needs a car for work then serious consideration of all costs come into play.
If one doesn't really need a car then why waste money for what can be a pain in the arse.
A cheap car may be expensive to run. And some employment type may attract higher insurance premiums.
A cheap to run car may be expensive to buy.
A cheap to run car that is also cheap to buy could be a money pit in disguise and may not be roadworthy either.
There are so many ups and downs.
If you live in a city, stay on the bike until you have a job.
Town. And that's what I live with, cycle to the post office every Tuesday.
Depends on where you live. People saying buy a car for the commute obviously don't live in a city.
Do you live in a city and expect your job to be reachable by public transit? Only get it when you need it.
Also take into account parking cost. Many jobs/places in Dublin do not have dedicated parking for example. My building charges 150/month for a parking spot as well.
Are you full license or? If so sign up for Just eat or go to a few local takeaways asking if they need delivery drivers…least it will help you in regard to insurance etc while you search for a job.
Do you want a car? If so yes buy it, if not, don't. If I had the money there and never owned one before, I'd buy it. Cars are fun and give you freedom, especially your first one. Be lost without a car.
If I did get it, I could finally apply to the delivery drivers and courier jobs on indeed after spamming all the other applications.
Delivery and courier jobs will destroy a vehicle.
You have to keep up with servicing and keep it it well maintained otherwise any downtime and you're down pay until it's up and running again.
It's not a smart job choice.
It's the same kinda thing with careworkers who drive out to elderly people's houses
No it's fucking not. A delivery driver has to go to a hundred houses at least in a day.
A care worker goes to 4 houses in a day.
Do delivery drivers not drive vans no? Or do you mean food delivery chips and that
What has that to do with OPs question?
OP is suggesting a care workers milage is in line with delivery drivers. I'm pointing out it's not.
Couriers generally don’t drive their own cars is the point he’s making
depends on the company. Fastway drivers were contractors only (owned their own vehicles). GLS have a mix of employees who drive GLS vans and contractors who drive their own vehicles.
Plenty of smaller couriers hire temp contractors during busier periods.
Companies like Currys and Harvey Norman hire individual contractors for all their deliveries.
OP specified they were intending on purchasing their vehicle for the purposes of doing delivery and courier work from their vehicle.
You asked the previous person “what has that to do with OPs question?”
Im explaining that they assumed couriers don’t drive their own vehicles.
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