Re: New ones....

[Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided>]

dsedon@domain.elided wrote:
> sure, the wolwo is that much.  which is why i'd *never* 
> spend that kinda money [$40k] on *any* new car.

Yeah every time I catch myself thinking about purchasing a new car 
(generally after a particularly vexing day of working on one of my cars) 
I eventually reach the conclusion that $40k buys me:

a) a "nice" new car.  Which will require me to use the dealer for 
service, will have a brutal depreciation schedule, will be expensive to 
insure (my current cars do not warrant collision coverage), and will 
give me stress every time it's out of my sight.

b) A "cheap" used Ferrari (two of my favorite cars are the 308s and the 
Ferrari/Fiat/Dino 246s) or a Pantera with a few years of gas to go with 
it.   In other words, cars I'd love to own.  Plus insurance costs and 
stress.

c) between 5-20 more "cheap" Alfas

d) One year (at least) earlier retirement date and just one more cheap Alfa.

Option "d" wins every time (with "c" being a close second.)
	
	--Mark
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