with such a marginal difference in cost for the new lease vs. used ownership. Actually, that is the purpose of the lease, no? In an industry of over capacity move more new cars but give the people consuming the cars the incentive to not pay for the whole thing, just the portion they use. The brilliance in the idea of a lease is that the consuming nature of our country means that the lease becomes attractive and in doing so makes the resale value of user-owned cars that much lower... i think we could find a direct parallel somewhere ...and thus the reduced value of the used car (as I experienced recently) makes the appeal of a lease stronger. Adn so the cycle continues. (?)

I do think that it is ultimately a personal issue as to whether, for example, in our real world examples of 1991 Mercedes EWagon vs. 2002 Saab 9-5 the latter is not worth $50 more per month. There may be a time though that cars are simply not kept for very long, such as is the case in the uber-consumptive Japan. Technology is making a comeback in new cars and the idea of owning a ten year old car will no longer seem thinkable in the very near future, no? (This, of course, assumes some calming of geopolitical issues.)

Jon

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• Station Wagon for $20-25k? >, ChipJ, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:11:07
  • LEASE an 03' 9-5, Jon in Chicago, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:06:27
    • Hmmmm - my numbers have looked like this>, ChipJ, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:16:09
      • Sometimes it's better to please the ladies..., Jon in Chicago, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:42:27 <-- Viewing This Message
  • have you thought about a Saturn?, Jeff, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:50:41
    • my friend rented one, turbosaab , Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:37:39
    • No I had not >, ChipJ, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:12:17
      • Isn't that the Saturn model that, Jon in Chicago, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:49:03
        • don't think so, Jeff, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:18:45
          • Re: don't think so, Jon in Chicago, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:24:48
            • Re: don't think so, Jeff, Wed, 12 Feb 2003 20:39:55
  • Brand new VW Passat wagon or Subaru Legacy wagon, Hood, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:27:02
  • Negotiate the 9-5, definitely ., Jon in Chicago, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:25:04
    • A dealer-certified 1999 9-5?, ChipJ, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:33:53
      • Re: A dealer-certified 1999 9-5?, Jon in Chicago, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:11:44
        • thanks for the advice n/m, ChipJ, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:08:01
  • I can't believe I am going to say this, saw, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:41:59
    • NOT the Taurus unless..., Noel, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:16:51
    • You see right through me SAW ! >, ChipJ, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:32:21
  • Re: Station Wagon for $20-25k? >, chris74, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:35:15
    • I'm a bit confused, MJP, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:16:36
      • Re: I'm a bit confused, chris74, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:57:15
        • are VW's any better?, Aero'ed, Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:04:44
        • Re: I'm a bit confused, MJP, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:02:51
  • Can't beat Volvo deals on 2002s (+), Vlad, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:49:51
    • Volvo quality is..., gorper, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 03:58:41
      • Subaru is *not* a GM product!!! (+), Vlad, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:14:33

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