OT: new car advice

[Frank Davenport]

This is excellent fiscal advice.

In addition, all dealer services are going to be extremely expensive
regardless of the make of vehicle you purchase.  The last place I would
go for service is the dealer.

Frank

On Tue, 2005-11-22 at 09:26 +0000, Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:
> Coming into this discussion late, with a few thoughts not directly 
> related to your car list.
> 
> A financial advisor once told me that making new-car payments for 
> years was the single worst thing someone could do if they wanted to 
> build their family's financial prosperity. He recommended getting a 
> good-quality used car, paying cash for it and never make monthly 
> payments. 
> 
> Of course, a good, reliable used car might not come cheap and you 
> might not have that kind of cash on hand, but it's something to 
> consider.
> 
> You can often find great deals on older, big luxury cars with a single 
> owner. They've usually been well-cared for.  Nobody wants to buy them 
> because they're looking for more fuel-efficient little cars so you 
> can get them for a steal. I prefer big old cars because they're much 
> safer if I get into an accident. I drive an '86 Crown Victoria with 
> almost 200,000 miles on it, get 20 mpg and have been in 2 accidents 
> that would have totalled a little car, but barely made a dent in 
> mine. Aside from an oil drip and needing cosmetic work, it's a great 
> car! The bluebook value is about $300.
> 
> When it comes time to buy another car I'm going to get a diesel. The 
> engines are simpler to work on, have fewer parts to break and best of 
> all, they can run on vegetable oil AKA biodiesel fuel. Think about 
> it: the next time there's either a real or fabricated energy 
> shortage, you can fill your tank with vegetable oil and not be 
> dependent on foreign oil. 
> 
> Biodiesel fuel emits no carcinogens or pollutants whatsoever. If  you 
> really want to drive cheaply, you can get barrels of used frying oil 
> from restaurants and filter it yourself. Otherwise, bulk cooking oil 
> from Sam's or Costco is very inexpensive.
> 
> Go ahead and laugh at me now.
> 
> Siri Amrit
> 
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