<prompt> Human: I posted on here looking for financial advice after pulling the trigger on a nearly new car that cost me 16.5k. I got a lot of backlash and strong urging to get rid of the car if at all possible.I went back to the dealer to finalize the loan yesterday it wasnt completed the day of because it was a Saturday night and they said they needed written confirmation of my income. As I make tips, it was impossible to get for them, especially considering I just started working less than a month ago.So the manager gave me two options, either prove the income which makes no sense... I had a cosigner or give it back and relieve me of all financial responsibility. I could have kept the car and fought them and refinanced through a credit union or something Im sure also.I remembered the response I got on here and I am happy to say the car is no longer in my possession. With 0 lost except for a week of increased insurance. Im back in my paid off car and Im driving my brothers car while hes in the navy so I can set aside enough money to fix my car needs 500 of work to be drivable again ... a bit less than 16.5k. So thank you for talking some sense into me. I think a valuable lesson has been learned.Assistant: Congrats to you.If your car needs 500 of work to be drivable again, how much was the new car payment going to be? Were you putting anything down?Human: I was looking at a 325 a month car payment... so not even two months. Massive weight relieved.And no, I didnt put anything down but the car Im going to fix was worth about 1500 I could have put towards the first payment of the loan.  <response>: Sounds to me like you dodged a bullet then. If my car only needed 500 in repairs, Id no doubt make those repairs verses being stuck with a 16500 payment. 