u/Adventurous-File2768

I’m driving my first mini (2017 countryman) and it’s pretty rough over any sort of bump in the road. I really feel everything and try my best to avoid any sort of bump in the road but sometimes it’s unavoidable. Every bump I go over I get my bones rattled and worried the car is going to fall apart (obviously exaggerating a tad here).

Is this typical for a mini ride? Or is it something with my specific used car I should look into getting fixed? This is my first time driving a small & low car like this, I’ve also only ever driven AWD so I’m just not sure if this is normal or not.

Thanks in advance!!

Hi all! Pretty much same boat as everyone else. Graduated in 2022, haven’t had to make payments due to the SAVE act, just had to redo everything and recertify for a new IDR plan. I made around 65k last year and will do 70k this year and they’re saying my monthly payments are $400 for about 40k in loans (no private). I own a house, not married, no dependents.

I know my situation could be much worse..way more loans, even crazier payments so I’m not complaining…but I just wanted to check if this seems right? I’m definitely having sticker shock going from no payments to $400 due next month. I never cared if I had to pay these off until I die, I just always wanted the lowest payment amount…and now in a little bummed to know if my salary continues going up my payments will just go up more.