<prompt> Human: Hi PF, first time poster here. I work for a consulting firm and have been recently sent to a clients office to work as a contractor for the foreseeable future. This increased my commute time from 20 minutes to an hour; 17 miles to 40 miles one way. For my new situation, I get reimbursed the standard 0.575 per mile or approx 250 per week. At first I was excited, this is my first job out of school and I was ecstatic to receive a 15k raise just for driving 2 hours a day. Boy did I mistake this for a good thing... I drive a hand me down car at 200k miles and it has already broken down twice, costing a total of 1400 in repairs, not to mention the increased spending in fuel and depreciation. Now, I know PF hates new cars but the only reason I am considering this is because of the reimbursement. I really dislike the idea of putting miles on a new car to commute for work but if the 0.575 covers it, hey why not... What do you guysgals think?  <response>: A new to you used car, sure. Youll get the same reimbursement regardless of what you drive, so get something reasonably reliable that gets good mileage and isnt brand new. 