<prompt> Human: Ill give you guys the details so you can decide for yourself if Im wrong or not. 1 year ago, I purchased my dream car for 16k. It had over 110k miles on it, and is a 2006 year model. I paid less for it then it was valued for on various car websites, so I thought I got a good deal. It was kind of an impulse buy but my girlfriend dealt with it gracefully. This is embarrassing to admit, but since I purchased it a year ago, it has been to the shop probably 6 to 7 times, and right now I cant drive it until I replace a bunch of parts in it. Ive been borrowing my girlfriends car and she is pissed off because she just bought it 2 months ago and says that I leave her stranded all day without a vehicle and she has to find rides from her dad or brother. She bought hers used, it was a super good deal, Ill admit. Its different though, she works really close by to our place, while I work 30 minutes away. When she didnt have a car for 2 months, I drove her to work in the mornings so I feel this situation is kind of fair right now. She says I got hustled when I bought my car, that its a piece of shit and waste of money and shes tired of having it just sit in the driveway wasting away. She says I need to trade it in for something newer and more reliable, and that fucking hurts to think about because I love this car. I dreamed about having this car since I was a little kid, so letting it go is like...letting go of my youth and my manhood, so to speak. I told her I can go ahead and replace the motor and return the car to stock, and she said that this car is not worth the sacrifice or moneylabor, that I need to upgrade. She really thinks that this car wont make it to the end of the 5 years I financed it for. So I said Id think about it, and maybe trade it in for a newer version of the sports car I have now. This pissed her off. I make 27k a year and have been looking at cars in the 22-25k price range, and she calls me irresponsible. She says the maximum amount I need to go for is about 15k, and she says if I get a new sports car, insurance is going to be though the roof, I wont be able to pay for the car note plus all of our other bills, and I wont be able to pay for school. We are purchasing a house in the next year and she thinks Im being selfish in wanting to either keep my car or trade it in for a newer model. So I offered another compromise: I would buy a junk car for 2000 and that would be my daily driver while my car sits in the garage getting fixed, and eventually itll be my weekend car. She said that is a dumb idea; how will I pay for 2 cars, that is just taking up space, what happens if the junk car breaks down, we cant afford having 3 vehicles etc. She says I dont need 2 vehicles at my age, that I dont even need a sports car and that sometimes life is tough and I cant always get what I want. She thinks I should be responsible and stick with the budget, but you guys know that its hard to get a nice, cool sports car for under 15k with good mileage and relatively new. Im frustrated, shes angry, and weve been at each others throats for months now. School is starting for us soon and she is also starting a new job so I need to decide NOW because we both cant rely on her car once all that happens. Idk what to do...admittedly I have a big ego when it comes to cars and I dont want to be driving around in an old man car in my 20s. We want to get married and start a life together, so she says that I need to think about this as a we problem and not an I problem. I love her very much, I really do. How can we settle this where we are both happy?  <response>: I make 27k a year and have been looking at cars in the 22-25k price rangeYoure kidding right?Youre irresponsible and too eager to jump into debt without enough income. She wants you to be less so. This is a relationship issue. If neither one of you changes I dont see a successful marriage between you two. Im sorry to be the bearer of bad news but youre going to have to wait for nice things in life until you can afford them. 