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Originally Posted by houstonwhodat
I bought a 2009 Lexus ES 350 new and it's is a great car.
But man what a ****ing waste of money.
I'm thinking of selling it and getting me a cash car for 3,000.
**** it.
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Heh. I've considered this route. And I kind of have for my work pickup. I paid cash for one with a salvage title three years ago. I think it was in the $13K range and was a pretty nice pickup. Of course, I've got some wear on it, and the country roads are not kind to any vehicle. And it is afterall a farm pickup and I'm trying to keep the return there (it has done really well for me). I like it, it's home, it does what I want it to do, and I've got it set up like I want. It's a good pickup.
But I bought my wife a car and we kept her old car around as a backup. And GODDAMN they are a lot more pleasurable to drive than my old sex wagon.
It is tough for me to dissent from the numbers game, but for people with long commutes like my wife, there is some value to having a better car. Putting a dollar amount on the value is tough, but as long as I'm fiscally able to I'm going to keep her in a nicer car. I'm sure the new car and the backup car are nowhere near as nice as some on here, but there is definitely a value to driving a nice driving car vs some old pickup. $30,000 of value? Probably not, but there is some value.