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that was the funniest thing i have ever seen on this website!!!
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WTF is going on in this thread anyway?
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Originally posted by red99sesport:
Dude, I was using it as an example. Chill ok. I like the Toyota I'm driving, and I'm not about to bring a expensive car to school and have the hell get beat out of it anyway.
Oh yeah, and BTW, I don't drive a Ford anymore for a damn good reason. I got tired of putting money in the Fix Or Repair Daily Contour I drove. I'd rather spend the cash on a car that wasn't in the shop all the time, even if it is a Corolla. I don't know why some of you guys can't appreciate a car that doesn't have that blue oval on the front.
I have no problems with toyotas, atleast no more than other costly imports.
The point is, leasing isn't best thing to do. Buying a new car isn't always the best thing to do either.
Buying used is good. I have two cars. One cost about $3k almost 4 years ago, other cost $1400 a couple months ago (I over paid slightly on both). Both run very well and haven't needed anything more than routine maintenance. Insurance is about $70 a month for both of them. They both get atleast 32mpg highway. Call me crazy, but I prefer buying used over buying/leasing new.
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91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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......will probably be locked due to a stick figure 
'98 SVT Contour, in at least 639 pieces 
4 Speed MTX...synchro and shift fork replacement in progress 
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this is the best thread I have seen in a long time
Trollin the boards as of 9/23
Originally posted by GS474:
stock hp is never enough
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Originally posted by red99sesport:
Dude, I was using it as an example. Chill ok. I like the Toyota I'm driving, and I'm not about to bring a expensive car to school and have the hell get beat out of it anyway.
Oh yeah, and BTW, I don't drive a Ford anymore for a damn good reason. I got tired of putting money in the Fix Or Repair Daily Contour I drove. I'd rather spend the cash on a car that wasn't in the shop all the time, even if it is a Corolla. I don't know why some of you guys can't appreciate a car that doesn't have that blue oval on the front.
I have no problems with toyotas, atleast no more than other costly imports.
The point is, leasing isn't best thing to do. Buying a new car isn't always the best thing to do either.
Buying used is good. I have two cars. One cost about $3k almost 4 years ago, other cost $1400 a couple months ago (I over paid slightly on both). Both run very well and haven't needed anything more than routine maintenance. Insurance is about $70 a month for both of them. They both get atleast 32mpg highway. Call me crazy, but I prefer buying used over buying/leasing new.
Not always. I bought my '95 Probe GT used (obviously  ) and it turned out to be a POS generally due to the previous owner's lack of maintenance. My '98 Contour SE was bought used in 2001 and seems to have a new problem crop up each month (all of them expensive to repair, of course).
Regardless whether I buy new, used, or lease ... my next car will have a warranty. And (given how long it lasts) I'll probably give up the car just before it expires. I have no plans to mod a vehicle so no worries about that (heck, my Contour is almost stock after 4+ years).
And lucky you for living in Georgia.  My Contour is $110/month for basic insurance, not even comprehensive, in Massachusetts. And I have a clean record, not even a parking ticket.
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Originally posted by shotwell:
......will probably be locked due to a stick figure
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Originally posted by Static:
this is the best thread I have seen in a long time
no offense to the elders 
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
Call me crazy, but I prefer buying used over buying/leasing new.
Assuming you aren't financing the used car, buying used almost always makes much more financial sense than either buying or leasing a new car.
However, most of the oponents of leasing that I have met aren't the ones who buy used and pay cash. Personally, I have never bought a new car, nor have I ever financed a car, but I can see how for many people leasing makes sense.
"Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.
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Originally posted by 98 SE:
Not always. I bought my '95 Probe GT used (obviously ) and it turned out to be a POS generally due to the previous owner's lack of maintenance. My '98 Contour SE was bought used in 2001 and seems to have a new problem crop up each month (all of them expensive to repair, of course).
Regardless whether I buy new, used, or lease ... my next car will have a warranty. And (given how long it lasts) I'll probably give up the car just before it expires. I have no plans to mod a vehicle so no worries about that (heck, my Contour is almost stock after 4+ years).
And lucky you for living in Georgia. My Contour is $110/month for basic insurance, not even comprehensive, in Massachusetts. And I have a clean record, not even a parking ticket.
$3k used car with major troubles cost at most $3k to fix (the cost of another $3k used car). Still much less than a $14k+ new car, or the lease payments on said car.
Obviously buying a ragged out car is not cost effective.
Warranties add to the cost of a car. Yes, a good idea if you don't know what you're buying or how to do repairs. I do some warranty work on a dealership's used vehicles here, so also helps my income.
You may want to check with other insurance companies. Yes, I'm sure georgia has cheaper insurance, but I could be paying $110 as well, through a different company and without multi-car discounts and other discounts.
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91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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