What should I know before buying a car?

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I’m preparing to buy a car within the next 2 months and this will be the first vehicle I buy myself. I’ve narrowed it down to 2 vehicles and I plan on test driving them both soon. From a financial perspective I want to see if I’m missing anything. -established a monthly payment that is 6-7% of my ne...

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