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Originally Posted by Ron Bennett
You're likely* throwing money away. In the old days 100K was pushing it, but cars these days are much better, and I'm talking Ford, GM, Chrysler too, will often run 200K+ very reliably with basic maintenance.
* the age of the car, has an effect too, since many components tend to wear out / degrade over time regardless of the mileage ... so if you're driving 100K over an extended period of time, say 10+ years, then your method may be more ideal.
Ron
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Agreed. I have never bought anything that was under 100,000 and probably never will. Even when I had money my lowest mileage vehicle was at maybe 104,000.. Of probably 20 vehicles I've owned 18 of them were Cadillacs and I drove them hard and drove the fuck out of them.
I use to always floor down the pedal in 1st on take off and jam down on the brakes to stop. I use to have to buy new (used) tires for each car at least once per month. I really use to punish my vehicles. I had ONE major failure ONE time - a transmission in a 4.9 cad - (the transmission they put with the 4.9 isn't wonderful.. pretty tough but not THAT tough)
They all served me well.. I always sold them for a profit (enough to at LEAST cover all of the gasoline I'd ever bought, the insurance costs and any repairs I did)
I've been left on the side of the road by ONE of them - my '79 cad after someone stole all of the gasoline without me noticing it.
Hell, to me, if it's reliable, the wheel turns with one finger, can be maintained inexpensively, has cold air conditioning, is comfortable for roadside blowjobs from lady friends and has a v-8 in it .... that is all I need .. I can buy Cadillacs I like for $2000-$5000
If I could have my dream cars... like say I won powerball.. I'd buy one of those Cadillac V cars, the 550hp one(find one for ten or fifteen grand).. maybe a used Bentley and Rolls(a little under 100 apiece).. but definitely would make sure I would be able to resell them for a profit later
I don't waste money on automobiles no matter how much money I have. I see it as a huge weakness in most guys, wasting a fortune on automobiles for status or attracting broads