>>28506317>>28506354Save up $20-25k, Find you a $20-25k car, get loan if APR is under 7% for like $10-15k, pay off loan while you keep working. That way if you do lose your income 2 weeks after getting said car you already have the cash to continue paying that loan until you get your next job. Or, if you have a 3-6month emergency fund just pay off the car loan to have 1 less debt or thing to worry about while job hunting.
Have the padding in place before you jump and start falling is the moral of that. Its really only once you're so financially and occupationally set should you actually consider a $50k+ vehicle without $50k cash sitting around for it such as being in your 40's with a very stable income, plenty of cash/investments/assets, and very few (realistically zero) other liabilities.