03-02-2020, 07:41 PM | #11 | |
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True - let’s say 12k a year. i agree that accords (and civics) get a pass from die hard car people. They have just enough cred. How long do you see holding onto that accord? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-02-2020, 07:52 PM | #12 |
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LR4 is 6.5yo and I’d be pissed if we don’t keep it for 10+ years. I hope to keep the M3 that long. I doubt any newer MT sedan will come out to lure me into replacing it.
I wish I could buy a 718 GTS. I mire I could hold it for 10+ years easily. If I had the room and money, I would have held my old 987S as well. |
03-02-2020, 08:05 PM | #13 | |
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My older daughter has her license and is driving it every day now. Expectation is she will leave the car here when leaving for college in the fall. My younger daughter will get her license about that time and then drive it every day. When the older daughter is in town, they will have to figure out who gets to drive it at a given time. Kinda interested in seeing how that turns out.
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03-02-2020, 08:57 PM | #14 | |
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I can see keeping my 2 convertible that long, especially if I add a beater/hauler in the mix. It’s 3 years old and has 13k miles at this point. It’s a 2017, so the tech is livable, too, |
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03-02-2020, 10:12 PM | #15 | |
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Keep in mind I don't drive it much; if I had, the depreciation and maintenance probably would have been a fair amount higher (though I don't know about double). |
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03-03-2020, 10:17 AM | #16 | |
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Wow. Not bad to have a Porsche in the garage even if you don’t get a chance to drive it much. If you only had 1 car would it be any of your current vehicles or something else? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03-03-2020, 10:59 AM | #17 |
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03-03-2020, 11:08 AM | #18 |
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03-03-2020, 11:49 AM | #19 | |
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The Porsche is clearly the low-cost champ now, though, and honestly if you want a cheap daily and are OK with 2 seats, I think a 987 Cayman would do it. I like the BMW, and it is close to the last of its kind (stick, high performance, etc), but the Tesla is nicer and more relaxing to drive, is much cheaper to run,* and is faster around town. Oh and it can carry more stuff. The few times I get to drive the BMW like it's meant to be driven wouldn't really make up for that. *not including depreciation, because I bought the BMW used, so it already was 25K cheaper than it was new. But the BMW just had a $2000 36,000 mile service, which included $1400 to change the spark plugs, and it costs me $50 every week to fill up. The Tesla, at this point, doesn't have any annual or periodic maintenance required and costs probably a tenth of that to run. |
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03-03-2020, 03:59 PM | #20 | |
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Even if you did use the Porsche as a daily, I'm guessing the monthly cost would still work out to be less than 300 which is pretty incredible. Seems like you've solved this riddle. |
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