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CARS

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:59 am
by MARV
What do you do? Why?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:06 am
by phillyidol
Lease?! Thats for bitches!
Actually, I never leased a car. I can see the point I guess but 2 things make me buy not lease. First I don't worry about dings and scratches and them knocking money off the deal. Second I can own my car then sell it and just keep the money. Take that biotches!

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:37 am
by WoodlandParkPunk
Why would I lease?? I don't lease my home, why should I lease my car?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:17 am
by MikeP
I'm all about owning ... I'll keep a car for a solid 8 years, put 150+K on it before I start shopping for a new one. Besides, it's nice to be car payment-free for a least a few years.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:24 am
by coop41
[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
<br>Why would I lease?? I don't lease my home, why should I lease my car?

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious
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Well, there could potentially be many reasons. First, typically, a car depreciates and a home appreciates. You could drive a much nicer car and potentially pay quite a bit less. You could always sell your vehicle even if you lease, and make money if your car retains it's value (which most don't).

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:56 am
by eight6
[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
<br>Why would I lease?? I don't lease my home, why should I lease my car?

"You just pick a chord, go twang, and you've got music." ~ Sid Vicious
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Well, there could potentially be many reasons. First, typically, a car depreciates and a home appreciates. You could drive a much nicer car and potentially pay quite a bit less. You could always sell your vehicle even if you lease, and make money if your car retains it's value (which most don't).
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I can see buying a car as the preferred method if you pay for it up front, but if you're making monthly payments anyway, why not let the money get you about twice as much car by leasing it?

I bet 75% of the cars on the road today are leased (no facts mind you, just a guess. I know the board is big on having one's facts in order before speaking these days)

So far, I'm the only one who voted for the leasing option.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:29 am
by KYYX4ever
I never understood the leasing thing, either, although now, by reading some of the above helpful info, I can finally see why.
Regardless, I'm all for buying a car outright. I'm kind of an anomaly that way, though (to the chagrin of the Corporate America machine, I'm sure). My husband and I each bought an old, used car with very little value. Who cares, as long as it runs and gets you where you need to go, right ? I have no regard for car value as a reflection on you as a person.

(*sniff...exept for my old muscle car, my Duster. Sadly gone...sniff*)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:02 am
by shovelbum
I'm with MikeP.

I would do like KYYX but neither my husband or I have mechanical skills, so an old car scares us. We don't buy big and fancy though. We buy what is economical, safe, and comfortable for us.

We also don't lease because we have a big commute and also because we like to travel alot and if you go over miles with your lease you're screwed.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:29 am
by eight6
[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
I have no regard for car value as a reflection on you as a person.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:12 am
by Bitter Almonds
<p align="justify">Maybe if I was a rich guy I'd lease some foreign shitbox like a Maserati or somethin' and then dump it after a coupla years to drive a Lotus[8D] Those are the kinds of vehicles I'd never buy, but would lease for the pleasure of driving something rare and/or exotic. MBZ and BMW... those are expensive, but I don't see the point in owning something which isn't rare. Fuck it, I'd rather buy a refurbished DeLorean before buying a BMW[}:)]

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:30 am
by empyrean
You have no idea how expensive it is to own a car in our country

BMW/MB - 2million to 5 million
Honda/ Toyota - 800,000 to 1.5million
4WD - 1million to 3 million


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:14 pm
by eight6
[quote][i]Originally posted by empyrean[/i]
<br>You have no idea how expensive it is to own a car in our country

BMW/MB - 2million to 5 million
Honda/ Toyota - 800,000 to 1.5million
4WD - 1million to 3 million


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What are the equivalent U.S. Dollar amounts?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:38 pm
by Frau_Blucher
[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>What are the equivalent U.S. Dollar amounts?
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Tough to say. Goats fluctuate so wildly on the markets these days. [:o)]

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:45 pm
by eight6
[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>What are the equivalent U.S. Dollar amounts?
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Tough to say. Goats fluctuate so wildly on the markets these days. [:o)]
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I bet they're a bitch to fold as well. 19 votes to my one!!!!!!!! Fuck, I can't believe it. I must be from a different planet, or,dare I say, France.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:51 am
by empyrean
[quote][i]Originally posted by eight6[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by empyrean[/i]
<br>You have no idea how expensive it is to own a car in our country

BMW/MB - 2million to 5 million
Honda/ Toyota - 800,000 to 1.5million
4WD - 1million to 3 million

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What are the equivalent U.S. Dollar amounts?


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Currently 48.00 pesos is to 1 dollar.

So maybe a million pesos is equivalent to 20,833.33 dollars???

The minimum wage here is about 250 to 300 pesos.


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