>>What do you think about lease vs. purchase.
>>Personally, I wouldn't lease. I rather own it and use it 'til it dies.
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>I'm with you. We keep our cars for a long time. Right now, there's nothing newer than 4 years old in our garage, and we acquired the minivan my younger son now drives in June '94.
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>I think the leasing thing is designed to keep you paying all the time. I'm also a believer in buying cars for cash, if you can. If not, pay it off and keep driving until the cost and aggravation outweigh the pleasure of not paying for the car.
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>At 47, I'm driving my 4th car. Got the first in '78 and drove it until 1985, when I was expecting my second child and wasn't willing to put two kids into the back seat of a two-door car. Drove #2 until 1994, when I got the van. I drove the van until 2002, when my husband gave me my dream car for our 25th anniversary. I'll drive this one until it dies.
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and what might that dream car be? Mercedes SLR :)