Ya'll. I'm sure this thread is lousy with coworker car buying examples, but I'm so astounded that I just have to share. Also, because it's probably not appropriate for me to gossip about AT work...
Our new coworker, who is 23 or 24 was buying her first (well, second) car. Meaning, she's been driving the same old Toyota since high school that has over 200,000 miles, etc. We all gave her some advice and tried to point her in the right direction. One of my coworkers even sold used cars for a few months after she graduated from college over a decade ago, and she has great advice about how to deal with dealerships if you are going that route.
Cut to this morning. She's STOKED about her new used car. It's a 2018 RAV4. Which, of course, is a much newer and more expensive used car than I would ever buy, but she shares a house with roommates and has no kids and so I'm not going to judge too much.
But then she starts telling us about her extended warranty, gap coverage, and how her payments are only $455 a month. It took ALL MY WILLPOWER not to drop my jaw. THEN, my other coworker (whom I must mention is the NICEST and MOST WONDERFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD and would give you the shirt off her back, so I feel terrible saying this) goes "oh yeah, gap insurance, that's legit".
I am DYING over here. I refused to s*** on her happiness about her new car, but oh my god. It made me grateful that I've always bought cheaper cars and also always done a ton of research before ever going through the car buying process.