Comments on: My SUV Will Beat Up Your Hybrid & Save The World! http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/ Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Much Poorer But Also Much Richer Too | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22926 Much Poorer But Also Much Richer Too | Financial Samurai Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:37:01 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-22926 [...] the $10,297 to buy 1/5th of a new Audi Q5 3.0 liter SUV, but rather, I’ll just keep ~$5,000 Moose for another year and hope nothing breaks.  The left over money after you’ve established your [...] [...] the $10,297 to buy 1/5th of a new Audi Q5 3.0 liter SUV, but rather, I’ll just keep ~$5,000 Moose for another year and hope nothing breaks.  The left over money after you’ve established your [...]

]]> By: Play Games To Save You Money And Achieve Your Goals! | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-6936 Play Games To Save You Money And Achieve Your Goals! | Financial Samurai Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:16:56 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-6936 [...] seat breaks will I buy a new car!  With the dealer offering a handsome $1,500 trade in value for Moose, I’d rather poke my eye out than trade Moose in and spend $20-50K more for a new [...] [...] seat breaks will I buy a new car!  With the dealer offering a handsome $1,500 trade in value for Moose, I’d rather poke my eye out than trade Moose in and spend $20-50K more for a new [...]

]]> By: Sometimes Saving Money Is About Principle | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 Sometimes Saving Money Is About Principle | Financial Samurai Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:09:46 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-5595 [...] to work midday, and the express bus wasn’t running anymore, I decided to drive.  I got into Moose, drove downtown and left him at my fitness club just five blocks away from my office.  The plan [...] [...] to work midday, and the express bus wasn’t running anymore, I decided to drive.  I got into Moose, drove downtown and left him at my fitness club just five blocks away from my office.  The plan [...]

]]> By: Let “Freement” Reign! Spending Paralysis, Material Lust And Obsession | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 Let “Freement” Reign! Spending Paralysis, Material Lust And Obsession | Financial Samurai Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:56:24 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-3335 [...] Porsche dealers too, but only the BMW dealer is on my way home and has an easy parking lot to leave Moose unattended.  I wonder if they cut out the free popcorn and diet cokes because of me.   [...] [...] Porsche dealers too, but only the BMW dealer is on my way home and has an easy parking lot to leave Moose unattended.  I wonder if they cut out the free popcorn and diet cokes because of me.   [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2264 admin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:09:30 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-2264 Geek - Scratch that itch and just visit your local Ferarri dealer (or Honda) and go for a test drive! Enjoy the new car smell, thank the salesperson, and WALK AWAY! It really is a free form of fun, with no oblgation to buy. Buy a house before a car for sure, esp now! Sam Geek – Scratch that itch and just visit your local Ferarri dealer (or Honda) and go for a test drive! Enjoy the new car smell, thank the salesperson, and WALK AWAY! It really is a free form of fun, with no oblgation to buy. Buy a house before a car for sure, esp now! Sam

]]> By: Geek http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 Geek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:05 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-2263 2000 Jetta 2.0litre. Bought him in college, used, for more than 10% of my income but in cash. Come to think of it, I guess I was still in my parents' household at that point and could fall back on them, so it was <10% of their income. I paid rent, bought the car, and ate a lot of rice though. I can keep it running for another 80k (7 years?) with my good mechanic with no problem, it's not as expensive to fix as everyone says German cars are. And I still like it. But the itch!! I'm considering a house so I will NOT get another car for a few years yet anyway. 2000 Jetta 2.0litre. Bought him in college, used, for more than 10% of my income but in cash. Come to think of it, I guess I was still in my parents’ household at that point and could fall back on them, so it was <10% of their income. I paid rent, bought the car, and ate a lot of rice though.

I can keep it running for another 80k (7 years?) with my good mechanic with no problem, it's not as expensive to fix as everyone says German cars are. And I still like it.

But the itch!! I'm considering a house so I will NOT get another car for a few years yet anyway.

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2241 admin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:29:19 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-2241 Geek - What model is the old boy? Geek – What model is the old boy?

]]> By: Geek http://www.financialsamurai.com/2009/11/18/my-suv-will-beat-up-your-hybrid-save-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2240 Geek Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:27:38 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=2659#comment-2240 I'm thinking of getting the old boy detailed. That would hold me over for quite a while. After winter though. I’m thinking of getting the old boy detailed. That would hold me over for quite a while. After winter though.

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