Advice on car

Which Car?

  • New PT Cruiser

    Votes: 3 4.8%
  • Jeep Liberty

    Votes: 7 11.3%
  • Both suck - suggest car

    Votes: 52 83.9%

  • Total voters
    62
Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

BMW X-5 Sport Activity Vehicle.

Best Car on the road today, bar none. Runs like a bat outta hell on the open road. Tight German suspension. Great throttle response when you want it. Get's an average 23 MPG(city and hwy, mountain and flat) Super low emissions. Seats 5 asses easily....w/plenty of storage space in the bonnet. Air Bags absolutely everywhere. Holds the road like a freaking Mountain Goat on snowy/icy roads. Built-in iPod capability. Stock 12 speaker sound system thumps. 5yr/50,000 mile warranty where you don't pay for so much as an oil change.

IMO, Can't be beat.


http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/x5


fuck off those are crap.

whenever i see one, i drag my key down the side to teach the dumb fuck that bought one a lesson.

bmw's arent bad motors though
 
It all depends on how you run your life I suppose. If you choose run your life like a corporation (i.e. to maximize shareholder value) then paying cash for anything with the cost of capital as low as it is ....is simply foolish.

1) Never buy an expense. Expenses depreciate. Car or Boat = expense. There is a reason that corporate cars and/or Jets, live on the right side of the Balance Sheet with the other expenses. You'd never catch a competent CFO of a corporation buying an expense.

2) Buy assets. Assets generally appreciate. Let the cash flow from your assets pay for your expenses.

3) Even buying an asset like a house with cash is not wise either. All you make is the forgone interest. And again with the cost of capital so low that makes no sense at all, in most cases.

Say you’re gonna pay $1mil for a new house. You get a mortgage for 5.5%. Mortgage interest deduction reduces that by 35-40% so your net effective interest rate is about 3.5%.

So the pivotal question is can you as an Asset Manager or as a Trader make more than 3.5% on your $1mil? If you can then you get a mortgage. (i.e letting your assets (cash) pay for your expense (mortgage interest)).

If you can't then you probably shouldn't be trading.


They didn’t teach this in CPA school? :)


But you're right...to each his own.



Quote from Don Bright:

As an ex-Public accountant, I can stand pretty solid behind my assertions.

 
That's a good way to get yourself shot.


Quote from FredBloggs:

fuck off those are crap.

whenever i see one, i drag my key down the side to teach the dumb fuck that bought one a lesson.

bmw's arent bad motors though
 
Thanks for the advice.

I looked at the PT Cruiser (Chrysler) and I was impressed. Still in the running...

nitro
Quote from Don Bright:

I'm actually pretty surprised at what you can get from Dodge the last few years. My wife loves the Durango, and I bought a Hemi Magnum this year. After paying for both, I still had $40K left between the price of the last MB (and that's a 2001).

www.stocktrading.com/images/magnum1.jpg

and, BTW, don't "lease" - it's usually a really bad deal overall. If you think you can "write some of it off" because of a business name, think again....the insurance is nearly triple for a Company car than a personal car.

All the best,

Don
 
Thanks for the reply.

I like the car. But:

1) It is close to $30k. That is too much unless I get it used, but

2) Even if it were used and I could get one for say $17K, I hate the gas mileage.

nitro
Quote from volente_00:

Did you ever test drive a 4runner ?
18-19 mpg
seats 5
sits tall to offer a good view of the road
reliable as hell
Get one with a sunroof and the open sky is there too
 
Thanks for the reply. Nice car. Gas mileage is an issue...

nitro
Quote from vhehn:

i love my new avalanche. it is a truck with a car ride.
 
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