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[Pilot2013]

Nice car Pilot! Have you had it out on a track?

Had it at Laguna Seca, and Road Atlanta. Lots of fun!

 

[eytonxav]

Had it at Laguna Seca, and Road Atlanta. Lots of fun!

Those are both great tracks, your lucky to have had that experience. Here is pic of my last street/track car, although I didn't take it out on the street very often as it was pretty low to the ground:

 

[Pilot2013]

Very nice 911! I had one about 12 years ago, but never tracked it.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

Question for the Fully retired folk here, those whose w*ork involves NOT w*orking:


Am I the only retiree that likes a new car every 3 - 5 years? More 3 than 5 recently. I found I was losing too much doing this the traditional way so I lease my cars now and find it a lot cheaper that buying.

 

[Big_Hitter]

Sorry, just modified as I noticed the Pic did not load. M3 killer is Boss 302 Mustang.

yeah you may be able to take my forester in the 1/4 with that ride

 

[REWahoo]

Question for the Fully retired folk here, those whose w*ork involves NOT w*orking:

Am I the only retiree that likes a new car every 3 - 5 years? More 3 than 5 recently.

See the "bling" thread.

 

[Rustic23]

ShokWaveRider: Nope! We are on the three year schedule and maybe even two.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

See the "bling" thread.

Cars are not bling, not when used as daily drivers, as far as I am concerned anyway. Only Garage Queens etc. are bling. I was not talking about those, although I have had my fair share over the years. But not now.

Personally, and it is just my opinion, I cannot see myself in retirement driving a 75-100k car and paying for (or worrying about) services etc. The nice things about young cars is the maintenance is usually fully covered for the first 3 years or the life of the lease. I make a point of negotiating it. The garage even comes and picks it up and leaves a loaner till they return it.

The nice thing about retirement is reducing or not doing the things that one did not like about one's early life. Dealing with my daily driver is one of those. After all what are we all saving our money for, but for just that?.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

ShokWaveRider: Nope! We are on the three year schedule and maybe even two.

Thanks, I hoped I was not alone.

 

[W2R]

Question for the Fully retired folk here, those whose w*ork involves NOT w*orking:

Am I the only retiree that likes a new car every 3 - 5 years? More 3 than 5 recently. I found I was losing too much doing this the traditional way so I lease my cars now and find it a lot cheaper that buying.

No, I don't want a new car every 3-5 years even though I like giving myself presents and can afford to do so.

For one thing, I don't like any of the newer cars. If I saw one that I liked as much as my 2009 Venza, I'd buy it tomorrow. I keep looking, but so far, nada, nothing, zippo.

Also, I'm 68 and don't drive much any more. I only average about 3500-4000 miles/year. Everything I need or want is close by. So, my Venza has hardly been used and to me it still seems pretty new.

 

[braumeister]

Question for the Fully retired folk here, those whose w*ork involves NOT w*orking:


Am I the only retiree that likes a new car every 3 - 5 years? More 3 than 5 recently. I found I was losing too much doing this the traditional way so I lease my cars now and find it a lot cheaper that buying.

I'm with you to some extent. I replace my car about every five years, but leasing is not an option due to high mileage. Typically close to 25K miles per year, and it has been at that level for decades, since long before I retired.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

I'm with you to some extent. I replace my car about every five years, but leasing is not an option due to high mileage. Typically close to 25K miles per year, and it has been at that level for decades, since long before I retired.

That can be an issue for a lease, so you are somewhat limited to buying. I started my "Retirement" leases at 12k per year ,but reduced them to 10k. That includes 2 trips to Canada a Year. I still do well under the allotted amount. When I was w*orking, they had 15k leases, I took that option once, but only averaged 7k per year on that lease. Most of my w*orking mileage was to and from an airport.

I particular like leasing as a Bad Carfax or AutoCheck is not a game changer. You can just give it back, as I do mostly anyway. If the mileage is very low, I sell them before the lease is up. I did that with my Jeep, and made $3k.

 

[Hermit]

... Only Garage Queens etc. are bling. ...

That's not a very nice way to talk about my Audi TT!

That was last year anyway. I put 200 miles on it. This year DD has borrowed it while her Prius was fixed. She just told me she has her Prius back with a new (rebuilt) battery. Says it works great. Its a 2005 with 160k miles.

I told her to keep the Audi for a while until I have a place to park it in a few weeks. I wonder which one she will drive.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

That's not a very nice way to talk about my Audi TT!

That is what I called my Ferrari and a few others.... OK then "Garage Ornament" I rarely drove them and just enjoyed having them around. Now I am retired, I prefer driving a nice car as a daily driver, rather than having one I hardly use. I was always concerned someone would hit it, scratch it in a car park, and worse still, me damage it. That is one worry I do not have any more as leasing eliminates that problem. That makes for great peace of mind.

 

[Big_Hitter]

That's not a very nice way to talk about my Audi TT!

I guess you like yours better than this guy


Myaudittsucks.com Never get suckered and forget 2010

 

[eytonxav]

I was always concerned someone would hit it, scratch it in a car park, and worse still, me damage it. That is one worry I do not have any more as leasing eliminates that problem. That makes for great peace of mind.

So are you saying you can return a leased car damaged other than normal wear and tear?

 

[Hermit]

I guess you like yours better than this guy


Myaudittsucks.com Never get suckered and forget 2010

Mine is the same model as the one in the picture only mine is a roadster. I bought it with about 34,000 miles and 6 years old. I have had it for 6 years with no more than normal maintenance. It now has about 60,000 miles on it. It is a joy to drive. I couldn't be happier.

 

[ShokWaveRider]

So are you saying you can return a leased car damaged other than normal wear and tear?

No of course not, it would be repaired and covered by the drivers insurance. BUT if one owned the vehicle it could not be sold (easily or for a sensible price) as no one in their right mind would buy a used care without first getting a Carfax or Autocheck first or asking the selling dealer for one. Any sign of a posted accident, salvage etc., and it could only be sold if at all at auction, or for significantly less that what it is worth.

Having been in the trade, I can tell you dealers steer clear of vehicles with documented accident damage and send any they get to auction.

Of course most folk here who keep cars till they fall apart would not be affected by this.

 

[Marita40]

2007 VW Rabbit. Yes, a Rabbit (with the bunny on the back) and not a Golf. There was a brief period when they re-introduced the Wabbit and I snagged it. 30,000 miles on it and in perfect shape (except for that scratch on the bumper where I hit the garage after a two glass of wine dinner out). Wonderful hatchback that carries a lot of stuff and a nifty little fold down area in the back seat for skiis to be inserted. Yes, I don't drive much, or at least try hard not to. I walk or bike everywhere.

 

[eytonxav]

No of course not, it would be repaired and covered by the drivers insurance. BUT if one owned the vehicle it could not be sold (easily or for a sensible price) as no one in their right mind would buy a used care without first getting a Carfax or Autocheck first or asking the selling dealer for one. Any sign of a posted accident, salvage etc., and it could only be sold if at all at auction, or for significantly less that what it is worth.

Having been in the trade, I can tell you dealers steer clear of vehicles with documented accident damage and send any they get to auction.

Of course most folk here who keep cars till they fall apart would not be affected by this.

Makes sense, although we have owned several cars over the years that were in accidents and traded in without a problem, but you are probably talking about outright sales vs trade-ins.

 

[Original Wally]

DW has an '08 BMW Z-4 (rag top, of course ... lol) and I have a '15 Ford F-250 diesel (we have a travel trailer). She got is off a lease in '11 and puts about 7,000 a year on it.

 

[dvalley]

I've been wanting to not comment on this thread because cars have been my weakness and addiction. I won't say I wasted my money because the experiences I had racing cars will forever be cherished memories. I also won't say what I have now because I might get recognized by some co-workers/ex-wife etc but they're nothing special. I am getting super tempted to buy something fun again. It's been a while since I had a bad-ass hellcat sort of a car but the frugal voice inside me keeps reminding me how far behind I am in my FI goals so I've been looking at the 'best bang for the buck' options. On that short list I've considered a used STi (to hop up) or a C5/6 Z06- more tempted by the latter as the perfect mid-life crisis car (which it suits me). Jeez, now I have to go look at Craigslist again...this is why I haven't been wanting to post in this thread.

 

[tony soprano]

On that short list I've considered a used STi (to hop up) or a C5/6 Z06- more tempted by the latter as the perfect mid-life crisis car (which it suits me).

I think the C5 Z06 has to be the biggest performance bang for the buck that exists today.

Like you, performance/muscle/sport cars have been a vice of mine since I started driving. As FIRE gets closer, I've managed to curb the automotive related spending, but it's always a temptation.

 

[ejman]

Apparently no Yugo's with 150,000 miles? Actually when I worked in Venezuela many moons ago I had a Fiat 128 that was a lot of fun to drive - I think the Yugo was derived from that Fiat but I suspect that currently there be no more Yugo's (or 128's for that matter... RIP). Anywho, Currently a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 with about 45K ( a necessity in the rural area we live in), a 2009 Dodge Caliber with 85K and a 2009 Toyota Corolla with 115K - the trouble maker that has already left us stranded 3 times...

 

[ShokWaveRider]

I've been wanting to not comment on this thread because cars have been my weakness and addiction. I won't say I wasted my money because the experiences I had racing cars will forever be cherished memories. I also won't say what I have now because I might get recognized by some co-workers/ex-wife etc but they're nothing special. I am getting super tempted to buy something fun again. It's been a while since I had a bad-ass hellcat sort of a car but the frugal voice inside me keeps reminding me how far behind I am in my FI goals so I've been looking at the 'best bang for the buck' options. On that short list I've considered a used STi (to hop up) or a C5/6 Z06- more tempted by the latter as the perfect mid-life crisis car (which it suits me). Jeez, now I have to go look at Craigslist again...this is why I haven't been wanting to post in this thread.

I can empathize completely, do not feel bad, we probably could have retired 5 years earlier if it was not for my exotic / sports fetish. I keep telling myself I am over it, as all they ever did was sit in the "throne room" (my garage) waiting for me to come home from work and gaze admiringly at them, and caress them with a scratch free duster, and then on Sunday for the care and feeding. We would go for drives down the coast road for brunch on a weekend and then back into the throne room she would go.

I say I keep telling myself as that a new(er) Aston Martin Vantage looks sooooo enticing. The Good years for the car started in 2010 - 2012 so they are just coming up to where I was (am) a buyer. BUT, those were the days, when I did all my own maintenance and they are all but gone.

I may invest in a small Motor Cycle to curb my enthusiasm..... sigh.