What do you believe is a responsible amount to spend on a car relative to your salary?

What’s the most you would spend relative to salary?

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There is no right answer to that question. Some people absolutely love cars and they'd get a lot of utility out of it beyond just as a means of conveyance. If you see driving merely as a necessary evil: 5-10%

Whatever you can pay in cash

Less than 100%.

Joking aside, my personal rule of thumb is to spend no more than 25% of my net pay on a car. In practice, I've paid way less than that on every car I've had, usually 10% or less.

Hmm, a quarter of my net pay?

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