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In reply to the discussion: The road to riches is this simple: Drive a crappy car [View all]customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)4. That is so true
It is the primary reason that I have never leased a car. I might not get a massive life out of a car after I've paid it off, but during the time that it is, and it is not needing a part every month, I feel great.
My current car, a 2012 Sonata Hybrid was bought new (deep discount, inflated trade-in, and nice rebates, with zero percent financing, too) and is paid off, it has only about 85K miles on it, and I consider it "just broken in". Until I need a self-driving car in about fifteen years, it could be the last car I ever drive. Since I retired, without the daily commute on the Garden State Parkway it could very well last that fifteen years, even if I take it on an around-the-country trip like I did in the spring of last year.
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They're great cars man ... I've had 3 cars since 1994 ... all Acura's. And I drive A LOT
mr_lebowski
Jun 2019
#21
Since it's in San Diego ... I guess I could deal with that pad ... you know, if I HAD to ...
mr_lebowski
Jun 2019
#22
I'd say the road to riches has more to do with the "making nearly a hundred million dollars"
fishwax
Jun 2019
#9
Gotcha. We still have a college kid on our policy, and even when she's on her own i'm not sure
onetexan
Jun 2019
#41
OP, they make a spray that smells like "new car smell" - thats a lot cheaper. BTW those
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jun 2019
#35