<prompt> Human: Little backstory, when I was 14, I saw a Subaru Legacy GT for the first time, amazing car. Sporty, Turbocharged, and AWD. Everything that a teen would want. At 15, I got my first job. Im 17 now, and Ive saved 90 of my paychecks for the last two years to buy this car. Im up to about 11,000 in cash now. You can find a nice Legacy GT with about 80k miles on it for 12k-13k, so Im almost there.I truly thought I was going to buy a Subaru when I turned 16, just so happens my father was upgrading to a new to him Infiniti G35, so he gave me his 2007 Saturn Vue. The car had 249k miles on it when he gave it to me a year ago, and now has 255k miles on it and all Ive done to it is change the oil and buy a new battery. I thought I was going to drive the car for a year and it would die on me at some point, and Id buy my Subaru. I took the car to my mechanic for a check-up, and to get the oil changed. He looked over the Engine, and told me the car was in absolutely fantastic shape drivetrain wise, even joked with me that there was no way the odometer could be right. The cars been in the family since it was new, and my grandfather was the first owner. My grandfather was a mechanic in the army in the 70s and knew how to take car of his cars. My dad is the same way, he always kept on top of servicing his cars. My mechanic told me he said there should no reason why this car couldnt run another 4 or 5 years and at least to 300k miles. But heres the thing, I hate the car. Its ugly, boxy, and slow. Everything I didnt want in a car. Hence why I got a job to buy an awesome car. From a financial standpoint, it would make sense to drive this Vue into the ground until it dies. But at the same point, Im upset I just worked for 2 years and saved almost all of my money to buy a nice car and now Im stuck with this car. I guess the question is, should I just go and buy my Subaru or drive this Vue till it dies? Is it wise to spend 12,000 on a car when Im 17? EDIT: Let me just add a couple of things, my parents are well off, combined they pull in six figures. They pay my insurance right now, and will only have me pay the difference on the new car when I get it, about 35 dollars. My dad fills my gas tank every week and calls it a treat. He does that to help me out, since he knows how much the car means to me and how Ive been saving all my extra cash for years now.  <response>: if your big into cars it may be worth it, but heres a quick story, i landed a great job at 18 saved up a couple years and dropped 15,000 on a subaru wrx, great car only 90k wanted one sooo bad !Theres a lot of things to think about when buying a car especially a turbo sporty car... that i did not think of when buying mine i just wanted that car 2004 wrx wagon java black pearl with the gold speckle paint that changed green in the light which was a factory color that year from subaru! change the oil every 3k miles did all the maintenance , engine blew up . not saying this will happen to you but dumping big money into a used sports car is risky business take someone that knows subarus very VERY well to look at the ones your interested in buying, it ended up costing me thousands of dollars to fix the engine that i didnt have because i spent it all on the car!Long story short the car world is expensive especially sporty sports cars if you wanna call it that i would i love legacy gts and subarus in general the decision is yours i never grew out of loving the car and just a couple months ago bought a 2016 wrx :D i make alot more money now... so i dont mind knowing how much i spend on it especially with their amazing new warrenties.Fact of the matter is, its up to you! dont let anyone convince you otherwise to buy it or not, if you want it get it... smart decision money wise at your age no... but if your into cars youll love it and it will be worth it life is short live it up! 