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Car leasing is so stupid. You're throwing money away. When the lease is up...you don't even have a car to show for it! I'm gonna drive my 1996 Ford Taurus into the ground, I'll tell you what. The transmission just went - should only cost about $4000 to fix. I already replaced it once. The brakes are due again, they keep slipping when I try to stop. Gotta buy snow tires again this year since I don't have that newfangled anti-lock brake poo poo. Only had to spend $1000 this year to fix the muffler and get it to pass inspection! Car leasing is so expensive!
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Mar 13, 2015 04:59
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This guy gets what I mean http://www.slayerment.com/new-cars-are-poor-people quote:People with new cars aren't fooling anybody: they're making payments and they're poor. I just can't seem to comprehend why people think it is so important to drive a new car. It makes no sense whatsoever.
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Mar 13, 2015 05:01
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Muerte posted:The trick is to buy cheap used luxury cars, they still look nice and you can just say I love this car I'll never get rid of it. You cant exactly say that with a 99' Prelude. This way you don't spend a lot of money and you don't look poor! Luxury? I just installed a new cup holder in my Taurus. 
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Mar 13, 2015 15:16
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Adiabatic posted:OP, car buying is for fools. Why spend a bunch of money you don't have right now (gotta get designer furniture for your chic 600 sq ft apartment) on a hunk o junk you won't get laid with, when a dealership could set you up on an 84 month lease? I have so much equity in my car! The local dealer says if I put $2000 worth of work into it and make it look presentable, they'll give me $1000 for it! Isn't that awesome? I dropped collision years ago because that poo poo's for suckers. Now all I have to do is repair the front end that got crushed when I slid into a lightpole and I'll get ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, I'll tell you what. 
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Mar 13, 2015 15:47
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Chinatown posted:Leasing is good. It allows some other idiot to eat the depreciation and I get to buy a very nice car with low mileage 2-3 years later for a good price after they trade it in. Hi, I am leasing a new $20,000 car ($24,000 after sales tax) - I'll trade it in and lease a new car worth the same amount every 3 years 1st car (3 year lease): $8000 including down payment, 35,000 miles when turned in 2nd car (3 year lease): $8000 including down payment, 35,000 miles when turned in 3rd car (3 year lease): $8000 including down payment, 35,000 miles when turned in After 9 years: $24000 paid, nothing paid in maintenance Hi, I am buying the same $24,000 car used after it was just leased for 3 years 1st car (3 years old): $16000 after sales tax, 35,000 miles on odometer WARRANTY EXPIRES AFTER YEAR 5 1st car (6 years old): $8000 trade in value, 70,000 miles on odometer YOUR TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES JUST WENT - THAT'S $4000 PLEASE 1st car (9 years old): $4000 trade in value, 105,000 miles on odometer After 6 years of ownership: $16000 paid, plus $4000 in maintenance costs = $20,000 paid BUT SIR I CAN TRADE IT IN AND RECOUP MY COSTS Ok fine. The local dealer accepts your 9 year old car for $4000. You ended up paying a net of $16,000 for 6 years of ownership. Which works out to $8000 for 3 years of ownership. Which is the same loving thing you pay for leasing.
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Mar 13, 2015 17:51
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Waltzing Along posted:This car? It's mine and always has been mine. It's actually the bank's car until you're done paying off the loan - and when it's actually yours, (I'm assuming you're on a 6 year loan) the car will be worth 1/3 of what you paid for it
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Mar 13, 2015 19:32
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Dick Fagballzson posted:My 2002 Accord runs great and has required no maintenence other than oil, tires, and brakes. I bought it new in 2002 with cash and have had no problems with it. Your car has issues: http://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2002/ How many miles?
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Mar 14, 2015 04:15
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psyman posted:Normal cars are lame, buy a velomobile pod car and stop wasting fuel+space lugging empty seats around. These are recumbent tricycles that can have an electric assist added as well, and the pedal power is about 4x more than a normal bicycle so it can be used for longer mid-range commutes. The majority of able bodied people could feasibly replace their car with a velomobile for city driving, as you can easily hit 30+ MPH and don't have to worry about parking as they only weigh about 30kgs and can be carried inside. They do cost upwards of $5k-$10k though: Yeah that'll work great in snow
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