I have never in my life had a new car (married 36 years), and drive a ’91 camry. You drive what you can afford to buy. Would I prefer a new car? Of course I would. Less likely to break down as mine always does, and safer options installed. There is no shame in driving an old car, but as Tevye says, “it’s no great honor, either.” There is no honor in a Yeshivah boy b’davka driving an old clunker. But if he cannot afford a new one, he should stick to what he CAN afford. A girl who is impressed by fancy cars and woudl reject a wonderful young man for not having one,is lacking IMO.
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