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RayB:
I'm still driving a '91 I paid off in late '90s. I'd love to have a new car, and I could afford it, but it makes no sense when I have zero car payments to make right now.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: RayB on May 01, 2007, 10:43:49 am ---I'm still driving a '91 I paid off in late '90s. I'd love to have a new car, and I could afford it, but it makes no sense when I have zero car payments to make right now.


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Same here with a '99.  Been paid off for a couple of years now.  I did have to put $900 into the rear struts and bearings last week, though, so if I have to do that again within the next year it will be hitting the bad side of the maintenance vs payment ratio.

shardian:
Back when I was in college/ interning, I used to think that you could tell what people made by their car. I was surprised to find that alot of the people I worked with at the Corp. drove beaters or at best, a few year old used car. It never occurred to me in my youth and naivety that just because you CAN afford a brand new, nice car that you HAD to. There are so many more things in life that money can go to rather than a car you will drive for a few years at most.

ChadTower:

Well, keep in mind, many of those older guys probably had two cars.  One for the wife and kids, which is still in repayment and 100% reliable, and the older paid for car they themselves drove.  That's my situation, I drive a '99, my wife (who drives the kids most of the time) drives an '05.

Chris:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 01, 2007, 10:51:50 am ---
Well, keep in mind, many of those older guys probably had two cars.  One for the wife and kids, which is still in repayment and 100% reliable, and the older paid for car they themselves drove.  That's my situation, I drive a '99, my wife (who drives the kids most of the time) drives an '05.

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I'm the same way.  I drive a '99 Taurus while my wife gets the '06 Charger.  But she's in real estate so she needs a decent car to drive clients to houses in.  My '99's transmission is starting to act up, though; I think within the next 12 months I'll probably ditch it for something in an an '03 or '04 vintage, whatever I can afford to pay cash for as I don't want another payment (the Charger's is big enough, thank you).

--Chris

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