Originally Posted by
OLDMAN
I would wait out the new job, last in first out. I'd work for a year before I considered a new car, but that's just me. In all practicality of starting out on a new job and had to have a new car in this case I would go with the Civic Si, it's the cheapest and also probably the easiest to sell later for near what you paid for it. Let her pick what she wants not what you want her to have, you'll both be happier in the long run.
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A lot of this rests on price. You're comparing a $21K compact to a $25K sedan to a $32K econobox on steroids to a $35K luxury sedan. Completely different cars for completely different purposes.
Also, I wait a year just to make sure you don't get laid off and that you actually want to stay at the job before dropping $30K on a car.