2013 Cadillac CTS 3.0 6-Cylinder Engine vs. 2019 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4t
Hello,
I currently am a 20 year old and I have no idea what decision to make here. I have owned my 2019 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4t for about a year now. I have a professional corporate job in IT that has allowed me to afford it. A family member recently retired from driving and they were offering me the opportunity to take their 2013 Cadillac CTS with the 3.0 6-Cylinder engine. The Cadillac has 33,000 miles and was serviced very consistently. My current car, a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4t currently has 37,000 miles. I was wondering, if selling my Volkswagen, paying it off, and getting the Cadillac for $4,000 would be smart idea in terms of reliability/car ownership. I simply consider it because, although by my car choices you might not be able to tell, am a money pincher (so its rather attractive to have an arrangement with a family member and not have a loan on a vehicle).
Thank You,
20-Year old car nerd
If you definitely want to make an enemy out of a family member, go ahead with the deal. You have been warned! I am half joking here but I have seen these types of deals cause real problems when the car blows up.
Truthfully, in the long term both of those cars are not the greatest they will fall apart as they get older. But of course they're all low mileage. So my thing would be if you could get decent money for the Volkswagen sell it and get the Cadillac that cheaply what the heck. But personally I would own neither car
Thanks Scotty! I definitely agree with you on the choices not being the greatest. I watch your videos as soon as they come out and I'm definitely looking forward to eventually jump into the Japanese car market with a Toyota or Honda eventually in the future. I'll see what I can get a for the Volkswagen, I guess its better to have a payed off money pit in theory haha, because you know the repairs will eventually come in.
if selling my Volkswagen, paying it off, and getting the Cadillac for $4,000 would be smart idea in terms of reliability/car ownership.
1. Sell the Jetta.
2. Buy the CTS.
3. Flip the CTS.
4. Buy another reliable vehicle which you fancy with the proceeds from #1 & #3.
All the best!
