I don't get why people buy new cars to save money. You can get a decent Honda for $5000 and plan on putting $1000 into it for new brakes or whatever. It'll get in excess of 30 mpg which puts the cost at $200/mpg- way under anything on that list. My son is driving a '94 Accord we got several years ago for $3300. It had 275k on it then and has nearly 400k on it now and is still worth nearly $2000. Other than exhaust, brakes and tires it has required no major maintenance. We had an '84 Accord before that with nearly the same story only we got that one for free because it needed new brakes and was pretty ugly. Buying a car like this makes it disposable. If you wreck it, throw it away and buy another. It eliminates the need for full coverage insurance saving even more money. Plus, here in Indiana, newer cars come with huge excise tax fees when it comes time to purchase license plates- like $1000/year. Counting insurance and excise fees that new car is going to cost $200-$300/month more than an older, thoroughly road tested vehicle without even taking into account the initial purchase price difference. Why take a chance on an un-tested expensive new car? If you are looking to save money then a new car is definitely not the way to go. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of AlliedPianoCraft Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 4:38 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Prius mileage Is a hybrid always the best choice? Click on the link for the answer. http://editorial.autos.msn.com/landingpagehybrids.aspx?cp-documentid=566899 <http://editorial.autos.msn.com/landingpagehybrids.aspx?cp-documentid=566899 &landing=hybrids&icid=585>1=22017> &landing=hybrids&icid=585>1=22017 Al Guecia From: Jon Page <mailto:jonpage at comcast.net> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:36 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Prius mileage More MPG is great. I wonder, though, if there are studies done on how much energy it takes to make a car from start to finish I saw a program where the Prius is more costly to produce percentage-wise than a Hummer, economically and environmentally. -- Regards, Jon Page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080811/34a53ffd/attachment.html
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