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Old 06-17-2011, 07:20 AM   #27 (permalink)
whealy
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Kind of follow your same habits. I think it works out to I’ve had 16 cars in the last 16 years. With my most recent 370Z, I did something I’ve never done. I went back to a car I already had. Although that was a 350Z (08).

What about the crazy idea of getting another Z and putting the mods back on it?

As for the leasing discussion, most refuse to take depreciation into consideration when this discussion goes on. They always say it doesn’t matter because I’m not going to sell the car. Until of course eventually you sell the car and the ignoring of the depreciation becomes a reality. But the other things that people ignore are maintenance and warrantee when you are in a lease. Typically you are covered during your term for the large hits that a warrantee takes care of. And we all know maintenance costs go up once that period ends.

When it comes to figuring our total cost of ownership I really just throw that all out the window. Ultimately I buy cars based on if I think the price is worth the vehicle to me and drive them for as long as it makes sense.
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