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Originally Posted by pj67coll
Rich people justify it easily. By rich I mean folks who have enough income that they can afford a car payment and still have no financial worries. They then have the supposed peace of mind of not having to bother with maintenance as everything is covered under warranty.
If youse po like me  you gotta scrimp and save to scrape together enough pennies to pay cash for an old Benz diesel, or something - so you don't have the financial burden of a car payment. I hope to be able to buy a few old cars in the next few years and never have to deal with a car payment again.
- Peter. |
You forgot to mention an old Benz diesel that never breaks down thus saving further....repair costs....an important point if you are po'
Can't help but think some people see us in our old Benz's and think we have all kinds of money cause we drive a 30 year old Benz that we paid 700 bucks for, when the reality is that it was purchased cause it is cheaper to operate. Got tired of parts bills for the domestic crap, cause they are designed to fail and can't figure out the electrical Asian stuff without an electrical engineering degree. So went with German...fairly basic, designed to last (yes mankind did this once upon a time) Mercedes parts, at least the older stuff lends itself often to a "Macguyver" to get it working again. Many parts are able to be taken apart... fixed and reused. Try that when you need to purchase a $2000 sensor or computer in that brand new machine...while you are still making a monthly payment cause it's not part of the warranty.
Imagine having a 4 year old car/truck rotting in your backyard cause it's too expensive to fix...all while still making a payment on it.