Ira's daughter leaves at the end of summer to begin her freshman year in college. She has asked Ira to buy her a car to drive while away at school. Her school is in a town two hours away from where they live. Ira's daughter will life in campus housing and freshmen are not allowed to have a car on campus their first year. In addition, the college provides student transportation between the college and all major shopping areas in the town. Ira and his daughter have determined a small compact car is best. In addition, they plan to buy a well maintained used car. They have researched prices and obtained financing, and are now ready to go to the car lot to negotiate with the sales person. RuAnn tells them both that they are making a poor decision. Why?

Ira's daughter leaves at the end of summer to begin her freshman year in college. She has asked Ira to buy her a car to drive while away at school. Her school is in a town two hours away from where they live. Ira's daughter will life in campus housing and freshmen are not allowed to have a car on campus their first year. In addition, the college provides student transportation between the college and all major shopping areas in the town. Ira and his daughter have determined a small compact car is best. In addition, they plan to buy a well maintained used car. They have researched prices and obtained financing, and are now ready to go to the car lot to negotiate with the sales person. RuAnn tells them both that they are making a poor decision. Why?



Answer: Ira and his daughter neglected the first step in the car buying process which is to analyze her needs. She may not need a car for the first year on campus


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