Get+a+Car

Let's explore purchasing a car. Go to this website and find a car. Buy a car

1. Choose a car you think you can afford. Now let's find out how much it will cost you each month. Go to this web site and follow the steps below to figure the loan payment of the car. Click this link to... Calculate the monthly cost of car
 * Loan amount = Cost of car
 * Loan term (# years of loan) = 5 year loan or 60 months
 * Interest rate = 5%


 * Think....Can you afford this car? Look at your budget and decide if you can afford this car payment PLUS operating expenses! If you decide it's not in your budget, go back and find a car that fits into your budget.

2. Then, download and use the following Transportation Worksheet to calculate the total monthly cost of the car which includes insurance, repairs, yearly registration and of course gas. Insert this total monthly car cost on the correct line of your budget spreadsheet. Save & print your final worksheet to hand in for a grade AND upload it to your Google Drive.

3. Google slide #6-Requirements (include the following information about your final car purchase):
 * A picture of your new car;
 * Make, model, color and year of car
 * Special features/upgrades (4 wheel drive? sun roof/moon roof? etc.)
 * Why you chose this car--i.e., has good reviews (reliability), my parents recommended it to me because......, I need this type of car to fit my family, good gas mileage, it's what I can afford, etc.