martinman
Member
Ok, so here's my situation... I have a family friend in the car business and I've been able to get great lease deals over the past several years. This will end soon, and I'll reaturn to paying 'normal' prices so I'm investigating options.
Here's my situation. I live ~5 miles to/from work, and various other driving throughout the week. All totaled, I drive about 80 miles a week in the winter, but more like 100-125 a week in the summer.
Now my issues. I don't want to buy a new car. However, I've never bought anything used before, so I'm equally opposed to that. Leasing is ok, but i'm not sure I'd want to pay > $500/mo (inc. ins.) for a car i will put 8k miles on / year. Sure, I'll be under the 10k minumum, but It really doesn't benefit me at all (now, the dealership would love me, cause they'd beable to get a higher price for it. Keep in mind that I know nothing about cars (however, I wouldn't be opposed to doing some troubleshooting). If anything major breaks, it's goin' back to the service shop.
For used, I'd only consider certified pre owned -- infact, Volvo offers a 6 year 100k warranty on theirs, and it seems like the the best of both worlds for me. I'd probably be looking at nothing older than an 02.. More like 04 or 03.
So, with that said, what would you do?
Here's my situation. I live ~5 miles to/from work, and various other driving throughout the week. All totaled, I drive about 80 miles a week in the winter, but more like 100-125 a week in the summer.
Now my issues. I don't want to buy a new car. However, I've never bought anything used before, so I'm equally opposed to that. Leasing is ok, but i'm not sure I'd want to pay > $500/mo (inc. ins.) for a car i will put 8k miles on / year. Sure, I'll be under the 10k minumum, but It really doesn't benefit me at all (now, the dealership would love me, cause they'd beable to get a higher price for it. Keep in mind that I know nothing about cars (however, I wouldn't be opposed to doing some troubleshooting). If anything major breaks, it's goin' back to the service shop.
For used, I'd only consider certified pre owned -- infact, Volvo offers a 6 year 100k warranty on theirs, and it seems like the the best of both worlds for me. I'd probably be looking at nothing older than an 02.. More like 04 or 03.
So, with that said, what would you do?