<prompt> Human: To explain: My wife is pregnant with our second child and we are in need of a bigger car to cater to our growing family needs. Since that is the case, we decided that we need to test drive some cars now to get a better idea of what to look for in a couple months when we actually want to buy the car.With that in mind, here we are at the dealership, sitting down with the salesman as he is throwing everything and the kitchen sink at us to get us to buy the car we liked a 2012 Mazda CX-9. Lowering the price, lowering the APR, pushing back the first car payment, talking about commission and his kids. Cant blame the guy, this is how he makes his living so if he needs to lay on the guilt, thats fine. He was a pretty nice guy too which makes that knife of guilt in the gut even sharper.I was firm, wife was wavering. I came in knowing I was not going to buy but I wanted to see what we were working with here. I wanted to see what we could get for payments on the car down to and what kind of financing was available that wasnt my credit union which offers 2.9 on used cars I could see it in my wifes eyes how badly she wanted that car and every new thing thrown at us was another cannon shot against the battlements of her resolve.We discussed and we knew that if we got the payment down to 280 a month, we could afford it but then we would end up with 2 car payments for at least 9 months as we were paying for both cars. Of course, he came back with the finance manager and offered us just that. My wife looked at me with the puppy dog eyes. I knew she was saying to me silently, Please, can we have the car.But I held firm! The problem is we just paid off our credit card debt in full, in 3 months, if we stay vigilant with our spending, wed even end up paying off our car in full! Then I could say Im debt free for at least a month before paying for a new car! I couldnt give up and suddenly put two car payments on our plate especially since the winter months end up being lean because my job has less hours in the winter.So, with square jar and firm voice, I said, Sorry, we will have to pass for now. Stood up, shook their hands for their time, and walked out with valuable information.My wife and I are still in the weeds when it comes to what year we want to buy and whether we want it from a dealership or not but now I have the knowledge that yes, I can get the car we want for the price we want and will walk away if we absolutely need to. Of course, its harder to know whether or not we want to go newer or go cheaper and we will probably be arguing back and forth over that in the coming three months but at least this day, I actually stuck to my guns and came out with a small victory. I just wanted to celebrate with all of you since I know debt is the bane of all of our existences and the thought of more debt makes us all shiver at night!TL:DR Test drove cars with no intention of buying and got the dealership treatment but held firm and walked out with only my car!  <response>: So you wasted yours and the salesmans time on a Saturday just so you could feel like a badass and come post it here on the internet? With firm jaw and blah blah blah. You are the reason this subreddit gets made fun of every where else. 