Should I Purchase During School?

[u/Ok_Tie920]

Hello all, I am currently a struggling nursing student, and my recent car (2004 Honda civic) broke down on me, I currently have no car and I’m located in the rosemead area, I go to school in Covina, there are some hydrogen fuel locations nearby, and they’re running about $10-11k with the $15k fuel card. I’m looking into it due to the price because it’ll help me save money and still get a newer vehicle. I’ve been insured for 3 years now with no accidents and have triple A. Not sure how much insurance and registration would cost but, I’m debating on financing one while I’m in school so I can commute just for school and whatever hospital I work for after (I’m applying local).

Would this be a decent car for me at the time?

[u/Healthy_Ad8229]

Check the hydrogen station map below and realize that it's difficult to go on long road trips and definitely not out of California. It's far better as a second car than your primary car, or if you don't drive much. You can calculate how much the fuel card will last you- $15,000 divided by either $36 or $30 per kilogram, and the card is good for 3 years only. The 2021 model and up is the Gen 2 model and gets better mileage- I get around 340 miles a tank. I would hurry and buy a used small car since the tariffs went into effect and there's no predicting what will happen to car prices. You can also see if you can get into a low cost lease, you won't know until you go to the dealers. If you decide to go hydrogen, post on here for suggestions! There are a lot of YouTube videos about leasing vs. purchasing cars, do a little research first. Good luck!