|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
75.80.176.22
In Reply to: RE: Nice car. posted by MannyE on September 19, 2016 at 09:31:04
If you plan on holding the car for several years, the bottom line is you still can get a reasonable rate of return. I'm driving an '07 Tacoma, bought new. It currently has 166K+ miles and it's still going strong. I paid $14K for it and current book value is about $8K. I'm shooting for 200K miles before I consider replacing it.
The United States is a collection of laws, badly written and randomly enforced.-Frank Zappa
Follow Ups:
I bought my Nissan Maxima new...
In October...
Of 1998.
Haven't had a car payment in YEARS, but since then:
I've been to Switzerland three times, had my Revox completely refurbed in Nashville, bought two new high-output Photogenic studio lights, have/am putting two kids through college with no college debt, and bought a killer Canon 70-200 F4 lens. Yeah, there ARE better things to spend money on than car payments.
:)
How were you able to drive the Maxima to Switzerland 3 times?
The United States is a collection of laws, badly written and randomly enforced.-Frank Zappa
I swear, sometimes I have to explain the simplest things. I didn't DRIVE the Maxima, you moron - it's a car, and there's a big ocean to cross. I loaded it onto my customized Boeing 747, along with my helicopter and a few other vehicles and 50 of my closest friends.Isn't that what everybody does?
:)
Edits: 09/21/16
I keep my cars until either someone totals it out on me. Or it starts to become more to upkeep than it's worth. Or if it starts to become unreliable. In Arizona an unreliable car could put you in a very dangerous situation with the heat and dehydration. It isn't a joke people DOOOO!!! die out here.
As much as I like the idea of a new car it's such a lousy way to spend a lot of money. As long as my current one looks/runs with no issues and I still enjoy driving it then I'm not getting into debt. 12 years/204k miles and counting.
Makes sense if you're going to get a regular car. My mother in law's Rav 4 was bought new as well.
But when you're talking top line luxury cars like the flagship models from Lexus or Acura then used is much better value. Or a sports car like the Corvette. Used is much better value. New TOTL Vettes are over 100k!!! Even base model Corvettes are knocking on 70-80k when you start adding options. Crazy!
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: