Good score, Dean! I bought a 1998 Honda Shadow ACE last spring, and I take it on every call I can. Since today is beautiful, sunny and 75 you can bet I'll be riding it. Gary On 11/8/2011 6:25 AM, Dean May wrote: > > The bottom line of your net income may appear smaller, but what counts > is the bottom line of your available income. If leasing puts you in a > lower tax bracket you may end up paying less in taxes. If you use tax > software it's pretty easy to play with the numbers to see how it works > out. > > If you are really interested in bottom line, do not buy or lease new. > Lots of good vehicles out there for $1500 to $3000. Pay cash. You get > a big savings on insurance as well since minimum coverage is all you > need. These are disposable vehicles. If you total one, just go buy > another. > > Autotraders.com or cars.com are great sites to find exactly the used > vehicle you are looking for at great prices. I have bought and sold on > those sites and had very good experience. Craigslist.com is also a > great place to find good deals. Download the Craigslist Reader Pro for > free and you've got a nice search engine that enables you to do some > pretty powerful searching. > > I recently got running a vintage Honda CB900, 1981. Last plated in > 1991; it sat in a barn for 20 years. > > It's my new service vehicle if it isn't raining. I'm loving it, even > on cooler days, and getting 35-40 mpg. I've got about $1500 in it > total ($500 for the bike, $1k for parts and stuff) and lots of fun > evenings tinkering in the garage with my adult sons and son in law. > There are some amazing motorcycle deals on CraigsList. And lots of > internet forums for specific model bikes to help you fix them. I'm on > 2 for my bike and they both sure made my project easier. > > *Dean*** > > Dean W May (812) 235-5272 voice and text > > PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY > > Terre HauteIN47802 Give us a LIKE on Facebook! Go to > PianoRebuilders.com > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/PianoRebuilderscom/137780082943148> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:*pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] > *On Behalf Of *Matthew Todd > *Sent:* Monday, November 07, 2011 10:41 PM > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] vehicle lease > > I just bought a vehicle with 0% interest. I paid taxes, registration, > and all extra costs out of pocket. Waaaaaay cheaper than a lease. > > I also didn't buy into the whole "you can write everything off if you > leased". The more you write off, the smaller your bottom line is on > paper. > > *_TODD PIANO WORKS_* > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > > http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> > > *From:*Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Sent:* Monday, November 7, 2011 1:44 PM > *Subject:* [pianotech] vehicle lease > > List, > > Anyone out there lease their service vehicle ? > > My Hyundai Santafe has been great but it's bigger than I need and I'm > at the tipping point so to speak. That is big $ repairs on the horizon. > > I'm thinking about a fuel efficient little wagon --Kia soul, nissan > cube. Chevy whatever it it's called. > > Any way your collective thoughts, experiences appreciated. > > Tom Driscoll > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111108/3aab5a67/attachment-0001.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 14889 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111108/3aab5a67/attachment-0001.jpeg>
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