http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/10/18/want-to-save-some-money/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/10/18/want-to-save-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 ainanet Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:21:28 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/10/18/want-to-save-some-money/#comment-2353 Todd, <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I agree 100%. It feels so good not to have to write a check every month for new car payments. My wife and I have 2 cars and we paid for both with cash. It was hard at the time but now we are styling!! My biggest cash problem is TECHNOLOGY!! Cant live without it... <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> ET www.almostageek.com Todd,

I agree 100%. It feels so good not to have to write a check every month for new car payments. My wife and I have 2 cars and we paid for both with cash. It was hard at the time but now we are styling!! My biggest cash problem is TECHNOLOGY!! Cant live without it…

ET
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]]> http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/10/18/want-to-save-some-money/comment-page-1/#comment-2352 Erwin Blonk Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:41:01 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/10/18/want-to-save-some-money/#comment-2352 You're so right. My present car costed less then $4000 and was 8 years old at the time with 140k mls behind it. 4,5 years and 44K later it only set my back about $1700 in repairs and maintenance. So if the car would go up in thin air here and now, we're talking $125 a month, or 13 cents a mile. In Europe, that is cheap for a 16ft (or 190 inch) long stationcar. And it's still running. For the record, it's an Opel Omega, Opel being a GM brand sold in Europe (I believe they (have) sold them as Chevrolets in the US). New cars is for companies and those with too much money or too little economic sense. Plus when a model has been used for at least a year, reports of initially unknown pros and cons become available. And I like cheesy old Japanese cars from the 80's :) You’re so right. My present car costed less then $4000 and was 8 years old at the time with 140k mls behind it. 4,5 years and 44K later it only set my back about $1700 in repairs and maintenance.
So if the car would go up in thin air here and now, we’re talking $125 a month, or 13 cents a mile. In Europe, that is cheap for a 16ft (or 190 inch) long stationcar. And it’s still running.
For the record, it’s an Opel Omega, Opel being a GM brand sold in Europe (I believe they (have) sold them as Chevrolets in the US).
New cars is for companies and those with too much money or too little economic sense. Plus when a model has been used for at least a year, reports of initially unknown pros and cons become available.
And I like cheesy old Japanese cars from the 80′s

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