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Question from netizen "Li": I am 56 years old this year, about to retire, I want to buy a car and drive it with my wife, mainly for transportation, and occasionally go far away, about 1,000 miles, the budget is 400,000, and the limit is 500,000, I am entangled in buying a sedan or an SUV, and I have seen the old Audi A6 four-wheel drive, Highlander, and Touareg (but a little over the budget). I have a choice of embarrassment, and I also have regret after buying, I implore Mr. Xia Dong to help decide, because you are an absolute expert and amiable, thank you!
A: Regret after buying is more terrible because it can put pressure on the person providing the advice. However, since you call this a "symptom", it means that you do not think that your purchase decision is wrong, but that the feeling of "regret" is problematic. Then this is more like a psychological "little monster". Recognizing this, it's good to stop taking the feeling of regret seriously and ignore it. A few more times and it will fade away. If you analyze it in depth, it may be the mentality of seeking perfection and blame. The problem is that what exists in the world must have its value, that is, the advantage of survival. The so-called advantage is nothing more than the superiority compared with other similar or different kinds. This determines that these cars must be superior to other cars, and there must be inferior points to other cars. Unless you buy them all, you can't have all the "greatness".
How should the budget be calculated? I am afraid that I can't include all the money in my hand in the purchase of the car, and I should also consider the fuel consumption, maintenance, repair, insurance and other expenses in the years of ownership, as well as the retention rate when it changes hands in the future. The more expensive the car, the higher the cost at a later stage, especially after the aging begins.
Then there is the original intention of buying a car. This is fundamental. Sometimes dreams and pragmatism conflict, and willfulness and rationality do not coincide. So which one do you prioritize when buying a car this time? There is no right or wrong, only ask the original intention. Usually I do this: in terms of money, from pragmatism and rationality, set a security boundary. And then within this boundary, give room to dreams and willfulness.
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