<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: rgb(0, 0, 0); FONT-SIZE: 12px"><div> List,<br />i just checked my mileage and I drove 12 k miles last year and  I could cut down on the mileage with some discipline.One quote received was for 15,000 miles per year. They want  $ 2000 down (hopefully that's my trade in value). which includes the first payment and all the misc. charges and fees , then 35 payments @ $256 per month. <br />The Kia soul has a ten year- 100.000 mile  bumper to bumper on all the big stuff. I'm responsible for oil change, tires ,batteries brakes etc. The fuel economy will be 10 MPG better.<br />Food for thought and any input appreciated of course.<br /> Tom D.<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="border-top:1px solid #bcbcbc;margin:5px 0px;"></div><span style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;">On 11/07/11, <span>Gerald Groot<tunerboy3@comcast.net></span> wrote:</span><div style="font-size:12;font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I drive 25,000 + miles a year so leasing isn’t practical for me either.  Too costly for the additional mileage.  Most only allow 12,000, some, up to 15,000 miles a year.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jer</span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a class="parsedEmail" href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a class="parsedLink" href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Ross<br /><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 07, 2011 3:04 PM<br /><b>To:</b> <a class="parsedEmail" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br /><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] vehicle lease</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Depends on your mileage.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Lease price is 100% deductible, assuming business vehicle. Otherwise just depreciation, and interest on the loan is deductible.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">A lease didn't make sense in my situation, as there was a premium for the extra kilometres/miles I needed to drive.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">With a purchase, you may have some years free of payments, not possible with a lease.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Things down there may be different.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">John Ross</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Windsor, Nova Scotia</p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 07-11-2011, at 3:44 PM, Tom Driscoll wrote:</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">List,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">  Anyone out there lease their service vehicle ?</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> I'm thinking about a fuel efficient little wagon --Kia soul, nissan cube. Chevy  whatever it it's called.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Any way your collective thoughts, experiences appreciated.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Tom Driscoll</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div></div>