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Leasing is better if you trade cars in every two-three years. I read an article about the big problem of negative equity that people are carrying every time they purchase a car and then trade it in, it keeps piling up and they end up financing 2 or 3 cars on one loan. It's nuts.
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Originally posted by PackRat:
Leasing is better if you trade cars in every two-three years. I read an article about the big problem of negative equity that people are carrying every time they purchase a car and then trade it in, it keeps piling up and they end up financing 2 or 3 cars on one loan. It's nuts.
That's just people too impatient to wait for good prices on the car they want. They see a new car and want it. Now.
I financed my Mazda6 with no money down, just make the monthly payments, and will sell it for a small profit next month. And it's not like the Mazda6 is a model of value retention. I just waited until the end of the model year to buy is all.
That doesn't mean that leasing isn't a 'better' idea for someone flipping cars, because it almost always is, but there's no reason why you can't flip your cars every couple years and still be right-side-up when you do. You just can't buy them as soon as they come out.
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Originally posted by sigma:
There's actually a stop order on RX-8 sales right now. You can buy one, but you can't probably drive it off the lot yet. Extreme undercar temperatures can melt electrical harnesses and gas tanks. Mazda is working on getting the necessary equipment out to dealers and most cars should be completed, except those that need major repair, very soon. '04s have an additional serious problem affecting control arms that's being addressed right now as well.
Do you have a link to this?
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buy it. try and get the Shinsen Special Edition.
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Originally posted by mbTDI:
opinions??
Lease special is looking VERY enticing... anyone have any experience with these?
i work for mazda and i get to drive all the new 06 6speeds and they are fast man....i want one bad.
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Originally posted by mbTDI:
Originally posted by sigma:
There's actually a stop order on RX-8 sales right now. You can buy one, but you can't probably drive it off the lot yet. Extreme undercar temperatures can melt electrical harnesses and gas tanks. Mazda is working on getting the necessary equipment out to dealers and most cars should be completed, except those that need major repair, very soon. '04s have an additional serious problem affecting control arms that's being addressed right now as well.
Do you have a link to this?
Recall on Thermal Issues:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=66002
Copy of Notice sent to Dealers:
http://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php?p=953298&postcount=114
Recall on Control Arms (only affects '04s, at least for right now):
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=67126
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Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
ATX RX-8
Effing shoot me.
stop the effing press here
my experenses with this site leads me to think atx = transaxle
witch in terms means unless the engine is in the rear it means front wheel drive
so ny saying atx rx-8 does that mean the car is frot wheel drive ??
ive read a few story i thought they were rear wheel drive
if thats the case just say automatic
im confusing myself again
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Originally posted by sigma:
Originally posted by PackRat:
Leasing is better if you trade cars in every two-three years. I read an article about the big problem of negative equity that people are carrying every time they purchase a car and then trade it in, it keeps piling up and they end up financing 2 or 3 cars on one loan. It's nuts.
That doesn't mean that leasing isn't a 'better' idea for someone flipping cars, because it almost always is, but there's no reason why you can't flip your cars every couple years and still be right-side-up when you do. You just can't buy them as soon as they come out.
I think the next two or three cars that we buy are going to be leases, because with one baby now and hoping for at least one or two more in the next five years or so, our space and technology needs will change pretty dramatically through that stretch of time, and maybe even over the next decade. I think we're going to look really hard at the Mazda5 when it comes out as a small family hauler to replace our 6i, because we don't need a bigger minivan than that and we don't like sport-utes all that much. Plus, the value on the Mazda5 is pretty amazing.
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Originally posted by GS474:
Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
ATX RX-8
Effing shoot me.
stop the effing press here
my experenses with this site leads me to think atx = transaxle
witch in terms means unless the engine is in the rear it means front wheel drive
so ny saying atx rx-8 does that mean the car is frot wheel drive ??
ive read a few story i thought they were rear wheel drive
if thats the case just say automatic
im confusing myself again
Technically it's just an "AT" RX-8 since, as stated, a RWD car generally doesn't have a Transaxle. Some do though -- the current Ferrarri 612 has a rear transaxle and many Corvettes also have used them IIRC.
MTX and ATX are just the commonly used terms though, for Automatic and Manual Transmissions, whether they are referring to a transaxle or not.
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I test drove an RX-8 when they first came out, however, they only had the version with the push button shifting on the steering wheel, no clutch. I was not impressed at all. It seemed awkward to me, but I guess you could get used to it. Of course, you could switch it in to automatic or "sport shifter" mode as well.
Still, if I was going to get one, I'd go with the standard manual transmission.
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