<prompt> Human: 2 years ago I bought a 2013 Subary Legacy for 16k. Absolutely love it. Just, the trunk opening is awkward. Im a camper, backpacker, snowboarder, you name it. I need to have accessible trunk space. Im considering it in for something with a hatch instead. Ive looked into gently used Foresters 2015, 2016. But yesterday I test drove a 2017 Impreza hatchback and I loved it. Im a single adult, no children, so I dont really need a lot of space seating wise really. The salesman talked to me and we ran numbers together. He hasnt given me an official offer on my Legacy, but he said he wouldnt give me less than 5k. I do have claim for a hail damage check in my possession for that repair approx 2k worth of damage. And I owe 8800 on my car still. The new impreza hatch would cost about 20k. Is it fair of me to ask for 9k for my trade in? Is this a stupid decision all around since my Legacy still works great? Ive never bought new - no one in my family has so I kind of feel like its a waste of money. Am I setting myself up well, or am I totally wasting my time with a car and should focus on investing my money instead and to hell with it? Or should I go for it because its a car I could utilize better, better gas mileage, still AWD, and because I want it? Should I get the repairs done first? Would I be better off selling privately? Do I pay it off fast first I feel like this is a wash since thats taken into the calculations.Is there even a right, financial safe way to purchase a car?Or would this question be better asked in a different subreddit? Help! The new impreza is being shipped August 8th and I need to decide soon if Im going to put the deposit on it to save it for myself or not.EDIT: Wasnt sure how much detail would need but suggestions for income and savings. Income make about 1600 Bi-weekly. I have about 16k in my savings. I dont own, I rent for 540 a month so with bills 600 a month 3 people renting a townhouse together. I still owe about 7k in student loans. Other than my car loan and student loan, I dont have debt. EDIT: Formatting. Im usually on mobile. Sorry.Assistant: Youre saying your car lost 66 of its value over 2 years? 5k2k 16kEither your luck is terrible and you picked the worst car possible.Or you are a sucker at the car dealership and you are getting screwed repeatedlyFigure out which one it is before buying the carHuman: Oh, dealership was totally screwing me. My car could be resold for 13k. Its a subaru, they dont depreciate much and the legacy is in pretty good demand. Its not WRX, but Subarus are popular and people dont let go of their used ones so easily.I wouldnt go any lower than 9k, which with the hail damage Kelly Blue Book said its worth right now. If I fixed the hail damage the car is in perfect condition. 5k is what the salesman briefly mentioned to low ball me. Low ovary me since Im a woman? There was no written offer yet. So thats why Ive barely made a move on this. Just have been playing with numbers over and over again. Ive never traded a car before and my Legacy is my first non junker car.  <response>: Just FYI, low ball refers to baseball, not testicles. 