A car is a tool for transportation, not an investment, so if it does what you NEED it to do and you can afford it then it's worth it for you. If you want to compare what you paid for what others supposedly paid you can go to kbb.com or nada.com and look it up. Use the wholesale/trade-in values and if you bought it from a dealer ~$1200 is a fair markup from that for them to make sure it's safe and to back it up with your state's Lemon Law.
I do hope you didn't finance for more than 3 years, as that's the most popular reason people go broke. Also, do keep it forever, or at least until 2029, 'cause that's how you'll get the most value from it and not have to constantly be paying for expen$$$$ive financed vehicle in$urance.
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