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re: Best car for a job with A LOT of windshield time...
Posted on 1/4/16 at 8:08 am to Grassy1
Posted on 1/4/16 at 8:08 am to Grassy1
If it's your primary vehicle get a Camry or Avalon. If you have a "weekend vehicle" like a truck then get a corolla. As soon as my Tundra is paid off I'm going to get a used Corolla, drive until wheels fall off, repeT.
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Posted on 1/4/16 at 8:09 am to Grassy1
General Statements #1 & #2 About Cars:
#1:Cars are tools, don't get emotional about them.
There is no such thing as a good car, there are cars which cost less to operate and break down less than others but no car is good. They all eat at the trough.
A good car would cut your grass and clean your gutters at night while you sleep.
#2: Attempt to minimize the number of times you buy & sell cars over your lifetime.
Cars (99.9% of the time) are depreciating assets. This means a person wants to maximize the use of the investment. Look at the total cost to you curve (with repair factored in) of average cars. To "win" at the game, you get in a car at a point of about a year-old age of the vehicle and get out of a well-performing car at Year Seven* or so.
Exception to #2- You are in the car selling business.
*At 25-30k miles per year. If your annual mileage is higher or lower this exit date can vary.
#1:Cars are tools, don't get emotional about them.
There is no such thing as a good car, there are cars which cost less to operate and break down less than others but no car is good. They all eat at the trough.
A good car would cut your grass and clean your gutters at night while you sleep.
#2: Attempt to minimize the number of times you buy & sell cars over your lifetime.
Cars (99.9% of the time) are depreciating assets. This means a person wants to maximize the use of the investment. Look at the total cost to you curve (with repair factored in) of average cars. To "win" at the game, you get in a car at a point of about a year-old age of the vehicle and get out of a well-performing car at Year Seven* or so.
Exception to #2- You are in the car selling business.
*At 25-30k miles per year. If your annual mileage is higher or lower this exit date can vary.
This post was edited on 1/4/16 at 8:11 am
Posted on 1/4/16 at 8:49 am to yankeeundercover
I drive my personal vehicle for work purposes and average 2,500 - 3,000 miles per month. I get reimbursed at $0.55 per mile. I generally buy new vehicles and replace them between 150K and 200K miles. The last 4 have been full sized pickups or SUVs. I probably should drive something a little more economical but don't want to sacrifice the room and comfort of a full sized vehicle.
Posted on 1/4/16 at 8:56 am to yankeeundercover
I drive a F-150 Platinum and I put 51,000 miles on it last year. Get whatever is comfortable and good for your line of work.
This post was edited on 1/4/16 at 8:57 am
Posted on 1/4/16 at 8:56 am to soccerfüt
Thinking of buying a 99 tacoma sr5 w 170k miles for my kids first vehicle...I assume thats not a crazy amt for a toyota?
Posted on 1/4/16 at 9:02 am to mpar98
I bought a 1996 Tacoma new. Made a comment about breaking it in to a mechanic friend of mine. He laughed at me and said the engine was broken in the first time it fired. He said if I kept clean oil and filters in it the thing would run until I was sick of looking at it and driving it. He was correct.
Posted on 1/4/16 at 9:06 am to yankeeundercover
86 Cutlass with 24's...fine automobile
Posted on 1/4/16 at 9:14 am to DHS1997
Recommend a Toyota Corolla have had one for going on 11 years now over 400,000 and still rolling today.
This post was edited on 1/4/16 at 9:15 am
Posted on 1/4/16 at 9:20 am to yankeeundercover
BMW 750li
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