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Re: New car/used car debate
Posted by George [Email] (more from George) on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:59:58
In Reply to: Re: New car/used car debate, SaabSpeed, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:15:40
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I have a '97 900S which I bought used in '99 with 20k from a Saab dealer for $17k I by chance knew the previous owner/leasor. My accountant wife has calculated, not including gas or insurance, that the car has cost us less than $25k (something like $24,780) it now has 178k. If I bought a new 9-3 in '99 it would have cost more than the total just to buy the car plus added maintainence, I feel it's no contest. It's much cheaper to buy used for a long term "keeper" let someone else pay the depreciation. We just purchased an '02 9-3SE CPO w/27k if it turns out to be half as good as the '97 it will be the buy of the century.
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Posts in this Thread:
- New car/used car debate, -993-, Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:25:54
- Thanks for all the comments and.., -993-, Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:11:55
- Just look at the depreciation curve..., STICKMAN, Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:14:45
- Re: New car/used car debate - longish, johnf, Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:39:46
- It's more about what you think you can afford...., Mike Lynch
, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:38:47 - Re: New car/used car debate, Ernesto
, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:14:10 - Wouldn't buy any car with >20,000 miles on it, NickR, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:49:06
- Good thread. It's not a simple answer.. (longish), Noel, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:08:48
- Don't you think that it's not all about money., J, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:41:21
- Re: New car/used car debate, mb25, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:30:51
- Re: New car/used car debate, kooch, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:23:02
- Re: New car/used car debate, PaulO, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:49:55
- Re: New car/used car debate, OKSaabs, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:42:26
- Need a spray can with "new car" smell..., LeoNL, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:18:42
- Figure the cost per mile to drive new or used car..., JBack, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:49:40
- It' really not that simple...., Herb Hirsch
, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:20:47 - Re: New car/used car debate, JimBlake
, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:16:19 - Not an econ major but..., NateinAA, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 05:00:17
- Re: New car/used car debate, SaabSpeed, Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:15:40
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