If Hatterasguy's friend bought either

1) a decent W140 with ~115K for $10K.

or

2) a decently optioned Corrola LE (leather, alloys, etc.) for $18,200 out the door. Figure, if he puts down the $10K he'd buy the W140 with and finances the rest over 36 months, he pays another $1,000 in interest - so $19,200 all in all.


Leaving outliers out of it, like perfectly perfect or horribly horrible luck, which scenario do you guys think will end up costing less at the end of 4 years?