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Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009
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02-20-2014, 08:55 AM | #20 |
There is your problem. Geo's were known for having shabby subframes. If that thing wasn't undercoated twice like Toyota Tacoma's they'd rot to hell. I love the Geo brand, owned a metro and a tracker and regret selling both... but the metro was not on par with a Toyota.
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02-20-2014, 05:15 PM | #21 | |
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That is CHEAP, and you don't have to worry about your Yaris. It will be at home safe & sound. I completely hear what you are saying. I had 3 cars during my 20's - One was a 1972 Chevelle Convt. that was mint - it was NEVER driven in the Winter (suburban Chicago) I had that one from 1981 - 1994. Had other Summer cars during that period (Z-24, Fiero Formula, Z-28's) They were NEVER driven in the Winter. Always bought a Winter beater at the end of October, and drove that all Winter & sold it in April the following year. To each their own, but I could just never bring myself to driving a nice, newly purchased vehicle in all that snow & salt & freezing action crap, it rips the heck out of cars in the salt belt. Sure, you may never have ran into any salt, or just a little, or whatever. now, it's completely off your mind. I'll bet you are relieved, you don't have to worry about YOUR car & again, for 200 bucks??? S**T, that's a no-brainer. |
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02-21-2014, 02:41 AM | #22 |
Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009
Location: S.MontgomeryCnty,TX(HoustonMSA) '07=BayouBlue=300,125miles=OrigOwnr '14=ClassicSilvr=29,059miles
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Excellent strategy! (I guess it's like many things -- 'you get used to it' -- but I can't imagine driving day in & day out, year in & year out, through the harsh winters that many members experience.....hats off to all!)
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02-21-2014, 05:55 AM | #23 |
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Drives: '14 Prius Executive Join Date: Aug 2013
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Mine has seen a bit of salt during the unusually mild winter here, but I've cleaned the floor thoroughly with water every time, so it won't have hurt it too much.
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03-05-2014, 09:58 PM | #24 | |
Drives: No more Yaris Join Date: Dec 2013
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NOW I got problems. I got HIRED. Gotta drive right back. WITH my Yaris. And gotta sell my winter-beater Tercel. |
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03-05-2014, 10:01 PM | #25 | |
Drives: No more Yaris Join Date: Dec 2013
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If you want to save money and your good car, you buy a Winter Car. Did a blog essay on this, ten years ago - The Winter Car. |
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03-05-2014, 11:10 PM | #26 | |
Drives: 2005 Toyota Echo Join Date: Aug 2010
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In terms of maintenance, let's assume that we've used 1/3 of an oil change ($45/3 = $15) and 1/20 of a tranny fluid change ($120/20 =$6), and 1/20 of a set of tires ($380/20 = $19). That's $40. So we've got $160 to count towards depreciation on the car, which works out to $160/2000 = $0.08/mile. Using your $22k car that will last 200k miles figure, costing you $0.10/mile, I agree that renting is a better idea, especially when the car is newer, as the mileage would affect the value more than if the car had more miles (IE: over 100k). However, we know that new cars are poor value propositions, and I'd counter with a used 2009 Yaris with ~50k that costs $9k, would cost $0.06 in depreciation to get to 200k. So in your case, not even accounting for the fact that it was paid for, you obviously made the right choice. For a used car owner, it'd cost them $20 ontop of depreciation to rent... basically paying $20 to not age the car as quickly (and perhaps not pepper the windshield with chips as much). Example of 2009 Yaris prices in a more expensive market, for posterity: http://newyork.craigslist.org/search...ris&catAbb=sss
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