<prompt> Human: So I just graduated and am unemployed. Im confident about finding employment in the near future, but am currently living off of inherited funds, about 500,000. My goal was to stash it all away and pretend this money didnt exist until I retired, but Ive put about 325month average worth of repairs into my current car over the past 18 months. It seems like I can get a new car with no repair costs for cheaper per month. Should I cut into the inheritance and just buy a new or certified used car? I was hoping to make it until fall when the 2017 models came out to get a good deal on a 2016 year model, but something has come up again with my car which, if you believe internet car forums, will run me 200 - 300.  <response>: No, you should buy a certifiedpre-owned vehicle one or two years old. 