tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post4327374224033526271..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: They Gotta Have that New Car BlingPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-204286038078641032016-06-09T14:46:39.053-04:002016-06-09T14:46:39.053-04:00PP - the kimber troll is back...maybe we can have ...PP - the kimber troll is back...maybe we can have some fun with them??? hey kimber troll - do you go by an alias that starts with "lotta"? or are you one of her minions?<br /><br />or maybe...oh my gawd...maybe you just really are a kimber troll for real? oh that would be the awesomest!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-45123694794073563522016-06-09T14:13:41.413-04:002016-06-09T14:13:41.413-04:00Oh come on!!! You people are suffering from low se...Oh come on!!! You people are suffering from low self esteem or maybe your just stingy, who knows???<br /><br />The economy will suffer with this anti-american attitude. <br /><br />I deserve a new car, I'm worth it.<br /><br />kimberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-52760341033117106922016-06-09T10:50:35.933-04:002016-06-09T10:50:35.933-04:00We too made the new (or at least newer) car every ...We too made the new (or at least newer) car every other year mistake when first married. We soon realized it was the car payment killing our budget. Now we drive them until the drop dead while saving for the next one. Currently driving a 2002 Ford Excursion with just shy of 200,000 miles. I told the wife that the 7.3L diesel is just now broken in. Looking forward to 300K!Perry - StoneHillRidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253854527354185469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-35518898747613699612016-06-08T00:15:45.518-04:002016-06-08T00:15:45.518-04:00the last brand new car i bought was a 1983 Plymout...the last brand new car i bought was a 1983 Plymouth Horizon, Payment was $151.00 a month. After we married it was used cars paid in cash. My current car 2002 Pontiac Montana has almost 200,00 Oil change very two months. Why pay $25K or up for a car?? I too don't understand???Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-66295687242204054572016-06-07T19:53:16.134-04:002016-06-07T19:53:16.134-04:00PP - you should see our 2006 ford f150. remember j...PP - you should see our 2006 ford f150. remember jam flipped it 5 years ago? all the dents are still there for all to see and the guys at the dealership said it was cosmetic and that if he didn't care just leave the dents. then remember when he backed us up into the ravine? more dints and dents. have we ever washed truckdura? no, that's what rain is for. our truck looks like a truck that kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-11248206795996887632016-06-07T18:19:27.875-04:002016-06-07T18:19:27.875-04:00Our son at 14 worked his tail, pounding fence post...Our son at 14 worked his tail, pounding fence posts and other exciting work to restore a free 74 Chevy truck. 9 years later it is still his pride and joy. Yes, he took very good care of it. It is going to look amazing as he and his lovely new wife drive off from their wedding this summer. He teases her that she is marrying him for the truck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-69191823672102704772016-06-07T18:04:29.418-04:002016-06-07T18:04:29.418-04:00My cars are older. I will drive them until they di...My cars are older. I will drive them until they die. I don't need to keep up with the Jones.Jason and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860762982914983418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-63081362951126979312016-06-07T14:01:35.533-04:002016-06-07T14:01:35.533-04:00testify brother testify!!!!!!testify brother testify!!!!!!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-81486125638197173522016-06-07T13:30:47.192-04:002016-06-07T13:30:47.192-04:00Our Trucks are Old...mine is a 1997 Dodge Cummins....Our Trucks are Old...mine is a 1997 Dodge Cummins.(I would NEVER buy one again, they still have both transmission problems and the front end cannot stand the weight of the Motor, motor is fabulous)310,000 miles on it.<br />Ralph's is a 1998 sonoma with 387,000 miles. We do have a 2012 Suzuki SUV that we bought new at a year old and got an excellent deal. This is it, never again will we buy Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-16429108378118710692016-06-07T13:25:08.884-04:002016-06-07T13:25:08.884-04:00You drive a Land rover.......OOOOOOOOOOh. Pricey a...You drive a Land rover.......OOOOOOOOOOh. Pricey and Prestigious but durable!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-62080586908798304342016-06-07T11:31:51.184-04:002016-06-07T11:31:51.184-04:00In my life, I only purchased one new car. Everyon...In my life, I only purchased one new car. Everyone needs to make that mistake once in their life; usually when they're young and stupid. I bought it just before my first son was born. I taught him to drive in it fifteen years later, just prior to selling it in 2002, to someone quite eager to buy a beautifully maintained 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham.<br /><br />I've owned Peteforesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702888855868877243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-58224561994458626422016-06-07T11:17:24.584-04:002016-06-07T11:17:24.584-04:00People only talk about the monthly payment because...People only talk about the monthly payment because to them, it's basically a "subscription." Life has become a subscription service. You subscribe to an internet provider. You subscribe for cable TV. You subscribe to a cell phone service. Heck; you even subscribe to to operating system on your laptop. That's the way the young 'uns look at life now.<br /><br />As for Peteforesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702888855868877243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-60472167101207345642016-06-07T10:44:12.676-04:002016-06-07T10:44:12.676-04:00My husband's truck was bought new in 1997. We ...My husband's truck was bought new in 1997. We just had it's first major work done on it last year. I make a "vehicle" payment to ourselves every month. That's how we paid for the work. We are currently looking for an older small truck for me. It and the work it might need will be paid for out of this same savings. Than We will sell my current vehicle and that money will go Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-52545711544288012802016-06-07T06:38:07.300-04:002016-06-07T06:38:07.300-04:00We are looking for a car for my daughter who just ...We are looking for a car for my daughter who just graduated but have managed to stay away from new cars even though relatives were telling us that was the way to go. We will pay for it from savings since I always say that it is bad enough buying the car without having to buy the money as well. <br />The thing that I noticed this time around that I didn't see so much 10 years ago is that very Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-47277908685695996052016-06-07T04:09:01.590-04:002016-06-07T04:09:01.590-04:00My bank manager keeps telling me it would be tax e...My bank manager keeps telling me it would be tax efficient to purchase an new car through my business. I keep pointing out to him that by buying we tools, equipment, plant and HGVs as required actually makes me money and starves the taxman. A car can reduce my tax liability but it won't make me one single penny and it will depreciate to a valueless asset over ten years but will have cost a Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804288884191121969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-87260891081061071232016-06-07T03:24:23.779-04:002016-06-07T03:24:23.779-04:00Its the must have it now mind set, a car is a tool...Its the must have it now mind set, a car is a tool a form of transport I couldn't tell you one make model from another and cant understand why people ooh and aha over cars. I struggle with knowing what my car is at times I know its black and land rover but can never remember the modelDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-70328093078053650412016-06-07T03:07:19.774-04:002016-06-07T03:07:19.774-04:00and that's why my bike is a battered ratty old...and that's why my bike is a battered ratty old jap bike that is reliable as they come instead of my brothers riding £26k Harleys. Vanity has no place in a practical mind, if it does the job it doesnt need to be flash or prettyTricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-8342357567627791292016-06-07T00:41:52.013-04:002016-06-07T00:41:52.013-04:00I understand what your saying but I have a couple ...I understand what your saying but I have a couple clients who I work for who demand that no vehicles on their sites have over 120,000km on them. I got busted because my truck had just short of 300k km on it. So now i have a newer truck but I charge them more for making me change trucks.<br /><br />Exile1981Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com