Originally Posted By: JavierG
Why have a car if you never take it on long trips? Who cares about depreciation on a 16 year old car anyway?
Why take a "trip"(holiday) if all you doing is worrying about a breakdown or repairs needed while trying to enjoy yourself? And it's not just about depreciation, i used that as an example of purchasing a newer car and driving it over renting can be pretty silly, esp when you consider the depreciation on a new car vs. renting a car IF reliability on long trips is the only justification one might have for purchasing a new car.
I dont' really enjoy myself if all I'm doing is worrying about a possible failure of various components that could potentially break but, i dunno, maybe you guys are self-masochistic or something...
Consideirng the price these days to rent is STUPID cheap, why not try out a few different brands? makes? etc? And with most credit card companies offering insurance coverage when reting with their cards meanign you can refuse the insurance they offer...why not?
I tend to enjoy LESS stress when on trips/vacations than MORE...but that's just me...I've been told I can be weird like that sometimes
Why have a car if you never take it on long trips? Who cares about depreciation on a 16 year old car anyway?
Why take a "trip"(holiday) if all you doing is worrying about a breakdown or repairs needed while trying to enjoy yourself? And it's not just about depreciation, i used that as an example of purchasing a newer car and driving it over renting can be pretty silly, esp when you consider the depreciation on a new car vs. renting a car IF reliability on long trips is the only justification one might have for purchasing a new car.
I dont' really enjoy myself if all I'm doing is worrying about a possible failure of various components that could potentially break but, i dunno, maybe you guys are self-masochistic or something...
Consideirng the price these days to rent is STUPID cheap, why not try out a few different brands? makes? etc? And with most credit card companies offering insurance coverage when reting with their cards meanign you can refuse the insurance they offer...why not?
I tend to enjoy LESS stress when on trips/vacations than MORE...but that's just me...I've been told I can be weird like that sometimes
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