<prompt> Human: I passed my drivers test when I was 18 but went away to university and put purchasing a car on hold. Im now 23, in my first full time job which I must commute about 1 and a half hours to and from every day via bus. My basic pay is 1320 a month, but I do a lot of overtime which usually brings it up to 1500 a month this is before paying tax and other things such as spotify and travel expense etc. Im not in any financial debt and I have about 3000 saved for a car so far, living very comfortably. Im saving for a car and the car of my dreams is a BMW series 1, which when buying used the price can range from 6000-9000 dependent on the quality of the car. My parents advised that spending this amount of money on my first car is ridiculous and I could purchase a car a lot cheaper which would essentially do the same thing. My counter argument is that Im 23 Im an adult, purchasing a car would shave off 2 hours off my daily commute by bus, I intend to buy it not finance and hey, its my dream car?So, what Im asking is - should I perhaps lower my ambition for my first car until Im older or should I follow through with what I want?Edit: My alternative car would be a Citreon DS3 which is notably cheaper and smaller.  <response>: Have you had any insurance quotes? I wouldnt be surprised if it would be close to the 3000 mark for a young driver in a BMW. From what I hear they are reliable and companies use them for sales people who put lots of motorway miles on them; if you get a diesel as well itll be pretty economical, but I doubt that would off set the cost if youre just going back and forth to work. Its all well and good being Johnny big bollocks in his nice flash motor but its not gonna be much good sitting on the driveway because you cant afford to insure it...Oh god, Ive turned into my father! 