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Originally Posted by POS
Many people dump cars because of the PITA factor - pain in the a$$.
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Pretty much says it all!
Had this discussion with some friends, and many of them use the rule of cost-of-repairs versus cost-of-car-notes. If the cost of repairs exceed what it would cost to hold a note on a newer vehicle, then the old vehicle is ousted.
And when it comes to a daily driver, there is enough to fuss about in our hectic rat-race schedules to add vehicle ailments to the list. SO in those cases, the pride of owning an MB just isn't worth it. A Kia will fit the bill for many folks!
My 300E tranny is beginning to call it quits, and along with the other quirky repairs still left to deal with, I am willing to invest $3-4K over the next couple of years to get it sweet again. To me, that is less trouble than haggling over a new car, losing 20% of it's value after it leaves the lot, and making those mortgage-sized payments just to get the glitzt gee-whiz techno gadgets that I probably won't ever use during the daily grind.
That said, I took home a GL450 and the R500 for a couple of weekend tests. Both nice vehicles, but I REALLY went ga-ga over the GPS system! Took me right to the door of a restaurant I punched in earlier!
