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Old 11-12-2006, 11:36 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by nh500sl View Post
Yeah, but most of are cars are not depreciationg anymore either, so depreation is another factor the extra cost in drving a new car.
They depreciate every mile that you drive them, unless you're able to maintain them in pristine condition.

The SD was purchased for $4K. with 150K on the clock. It's currently at 195K. When it reaches 300K, you think someone will pay $2K for it? I sincerely doubt it.

And, at 400K, without an engine rebuild, the vehicle is worthless.

So, depreciation is always present. I figure the SD at $500 per year and the SDL at about $800 per year. It's not significant, but, it's not zero either.
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