Tapate50
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May drive too many miles.
I need a new car
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May drive too many miles.
Tapate50
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Every lease I have ever seen was like 10-12k. They really rape ya on going over.
BRule
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Most places will bump your payment 10$ a month for every 5k you go up a year...but I've only ever bought/leased Toyota and Nissan.
TURBO
Sexist Pig
Thanks for everyone's advice. I lol'd at the Prius. I was 175 lbs, size 34 pants when I moved out 14 years ago and since then I've put on around 155 lbs and now wear size 44 pants.
People have no idea how hard it is to find a size 4xlt shirt
A buddy of mine is a big, not as tall but weighs more. He has hard time finding clothes too.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
And who's to say he wouldn't fit comfortably in it? How one person drives is different than another. While true 6'7 is much taller than 6'2, for me, in a world where gas is approaching 5 a gallon, I'd suck it up.
If my choice is a Prius with 45 MPG or a truck with 20 MPG I'd suck it up knowing that I'm potentially saving around 1000 bucks a year (assuming 3.50 a gallon and 10K miles a year) If it's 100% uncomfortable that's fine but consider he's been rolling around in a Saturn that's probably about the same size maybe a little smaller, I wouldn't think the size would be the biggest issue for me, and he's considering a Corolla which is a little bit larger than the Prius but I don't know if it sits larger.
zitothebrave
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Leasing cars is for suckers. Only people who should ever lease are people who "need" new cars every 3 or 4 years. Personally, I love not having a car payment, one of the most liberating and awesome feelings there is.
Think of it this way, if you buy a car you pay say 500 a month for 6 years you walk out of it with a car that you can sell for some money or not keep on a lease, however you want to shake it. If after your lease you want to buy your car, your purchase price may be (in my experience almost always is) way higher than the car is actually worth. So if you want to buy your car you may be paying an astronomical rate and potentially making a payment on it because the cost is too high.
The BEST way to buy a car bang for buck is some good research and getting a pretty new used car. Or if you can get 0% financing on a new car as your money you save on inflation potentially outweighs the money wasted on buying a new car)
For example, my GF got last year a 2010 Ford Focus somewhat decked out with I believe 60K miles on it for around 11K, a new one would have run her around 20K 2 years earlier so basically in the 2/2 and a half year of waiting on the car almost half it's value was lost.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
I'm just speaking the troof. I would much rather have a Prius and be slightly uncomfortable and save 1K a year, call me crazy but that's not chump change. In the words that pretty much everyone wants me to say, it would buy a hell of a lot of mustard.
BRule
<B>BBQ Lead Hostess</B>
To each their own but I have no interest in keeping a car for 7+ years......If I'm going to pay 300-500$ a month to finance a car for 5 years and then just sell it in the 6th year....why wouldn't I lease the car for $100-$200 less and keep getting a new one every 2-3 years.....assuming you don't mind a car payment/can afford it.
Also....you're giving up your comfort in a vehicle you'll drive EVERY DAY, FOR YEARS......over 2-3$ a day or 80$ a month or 20$ a week. That just doesn't make sense to me...
zitothebrave
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Yes I would. And I was going on a relatively conservative guestimate. Could be saving more.
If I use Edmond's true cost to own calculator they have the Prius C at 34,947, that's factoring in depreciation, insurance, financing, etc. The Tacoma is at 46,864, pretty much the entire difference is an estimated savings of around 10K in fuel with an estimate of 15K miles driven a year. If this is a long term investment and the initial cost is close to the same, why wouldn't you take something that pays out much higher?
By the way the 3 dollars a day thing is how sales people convince someone to buy **** they dont' really need. Hey if you get this GPD unit it's only 15 more bucks a month, 50 cents a day. Not telling you of course that you're spending 900 bucks for something you really don't need, but instead hooking you on the "ppennies a day" problem is those pennies a day quickly add up to several dollars.
NinersSBChamps
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Is this a measurements thread or a vehicle thread?
If you're dropping 20k on a car you'd a f'n moron to buy a car you're uncomfortable in.
Hell if you're main concern is gas mileage buy a friggin Vespa
If you can afford it and don't mind having a car payment for forever, then yeah that's cool. But if I'm buying a new/almost new vehicle, I'm probably going to keep it for 10 yrs or more hopefully.
sturg33
I
I bought a Ford Focus for gas mileage - but it was so small I was going insane and 10 months later I switched.
Cost myself a couple of grand but my new Altima is much more spacious and comfortable. Also, the 2013 Altimas get great gas mileage 28/38.
By the way, I bought my Focus but am leasing the Altima. I put zero down for the lease (zero taxes, zero signing fees, zero tags fees). And my monthly payment is $269 and I got a bump to 15K miles a year. In other words, leasing does allow you to get a really cheap payment with a little negotiation. My buyoff quote is a little much (14K), but by then I expect to be a lot richer than I am now and will likely to upgrade (unless of course the inevidible economic collapse takes place
Cost myself a couple of grand but my new Altima is much more spacious and comfortable. Also, the 2013 Altimas get great gas mileage 28/38.
By the way, I bought my Focus but am leasing the Altima. I put zero down for the lease (zero taxes, zero signing fees, zero tags fees). And my monthly payment is $269 and I got a bump to 15K miles a year. In other words, leasing does allow you to get a really cheap payment with a little negotiation. My buyoff quote is a little much (14K), but by then I expect to be a lot richer than I am now and will likely to upgrade (unless of course the inevidible economic collapse takes place
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Do you want a car to swaddle your balls in cotton? Seriously it's a tool used to get from point A to point B and back. Unless you're in your car for several hours a day the comfort factor shouldn't be the first play.
Again krg is going from a saturn ion to his new car, if you are too lazy to look up what the Saturn Ion is it's a car that's 15'4" long 4'9" tall and 5'7" wide. Interior has 40 inches of headroom and 42 inches of legroom. 49.5" hip room 53.7" shoulder room. The Prius C is 13'1 long 4'9" tall 5'7" wide. Interior has 38.6" headroom 41.7" legroom 51" hip room 52.3" Shoulder room
So yes it's a little smaller than his current car so maybe a smidge less comfortable but not a massive amount I'd guess. It's not like he's going from an Escalade to a Prius.
I mean if it was me, first I wouldn't buy a new car, I'd buy a used one, and I'd get a used Fusion hybrid.