Bye Yaris, Hello Eclipse

[tomato]

Originally Posted by jambo101

Nice car, arent you glad you arent one of those Yaris owners who are going to keep the same car for life. So many cars,so little time.

So many cars, so little money

[why?]

Originally Posted by tomato

So many cars, so little money

amen to that. I've been looking at auto trader lately, and they have a gorgeous first gen MR2 and a bunch of old school Supra's. I wish I could afford them.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by why?

amen to that. I've been looking at auto trader lately, and they have a gorgeous first gen MR2 and a bunch of old school Supra's. I wish I could afford them.

The bank has plenty of money ,i'm sure they'd love to lend you some so you could have that MR2 or that Supra..

[suckerface]

Originally Posted by jambo101

The bank has plenty of money ,i'm sure they'd love to lend you some so you could have that MR2 or that Supra..

And I'm sure they'd be more than happy to provide you with a fantastic interest rate that will get them 3x the amount you paid for the car

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by jambo101

The bank has plenty of money ,i'm sure they'd love to lend you some so you could have that MR2 or that Supra..

Living on borrowed money is the reason the global economy is in such trouble.

There is a time and place for borrowing, but if you have to borrow for something then perhaps you shouldn't be buying that item, at least not right now.

[shinlee]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Living on borrowed money is the reason the global economy is in such trouble.

There is a time and place for borrowing, but if you have to borrow for something then perhaps you shouldn't be buying that item, at least not right now.

ugh, don't preach to people about what they want to do with their credit and their oweing others cash....

and jeez, just because it might not get rave reviews doesn't mean the car sucks, so don't knock his choice either... obviously he wanted a faster car, and he said screw the mileage.... you know, I bet he doesn't turn his car off at stop lights either, and runs the a/c ALL the time too

[tomato]

Originally Posted by shinlee

ugh, don't preach to people about what they want to do with their credit and their oweing others cash....

and jeez, just because it might not get rave reviews doesn't mean the car sucks, so don't knock his choice either... obviously he wanted a faster car, and he said screw the mileage.... you know, I bet he doesn't turn his car off at stop lights either, and runs the a/c ALL the time too

IMO BailOut's right. You can see it as preaching if you want, but it's really good advice.

Saving up to buy stuff (rather than acquiring more debt) FTW !

Did you know that the main reason behind the Great Depression and the economic collapse we had 2 years ago (and are still in actually) was *borrowed money* ?

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by tomato

IMO BailOut's right. You can see it as preaching if you want, but it's really good advice.

Saving up to buy stuff (rather than acquiring more debt) FTW !

Did you know that the main reason behind the Great Depression and the economic collapse we had 2 years ago (and are still in actually) was *borrowed money* ?

But everybody that saves up to pay cash for big ticket stuff like cars and homes, raise your hands. My guess, not too many.

My credit score is 798, I wait for super low financing (sometimes 0%), make low payments, save my cash reserve.

Main reason for the collapse wasn't because they loaned out the money, it was because they were too greedy to use a little discretion before they loaned out the money. Instead of using some common sense and advising the customer to settle for less, something that their budget could afford, they pushed through a sale they knew would most likely go belly up.

OP didn't ask for financial advice, that's what a CPA is good for. On a MB they were probably expecting just the traditional response.

[Kiteless]

Originally Posted by tomato

So many cars, so little money

I have to admit. I love my Yaris, but I pine for something lower, faster, more sporty. :p