tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post5809361407793930527..comments2023-05-02T09:04:53.315-04:00Comments on Early Retirement the Middle Way : DecidedMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-13844053875744144922009-11-04T07:54:33.255-05:002009-11-04T07:54:33.255-05:00Thank you both for your comments.
I have been m...Thank you both for your comments. <br /><br />I have been most surprised with my reaction to this particular car, considering I'd never thought I'd buy new ever. It's irrational and very emotional, like the way I am with wanting a home in Newfoundland.<br /><br />I will be keeping my eye out for used ones in the coming years. They may be hard to come by as there were only 400 available to buy new in Canada for '09.<br /><br />You can still find '95 import models for sale between $8K - $9K so they seem to hold their value. I'm not as concerned about that as I tend to keep cars for a long time.MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-67403275941504705982009-11-03T09:26:37.504-05:002009-11-03T09:26:37.504-05:00If you still want the car in 2 - 3 years, you can ...If you still want the car in 2 - 3 years, you can find a good deal on a gently used one. Let someone else take the depreciation hit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-75359483244433604072009-11-03T09:12:40.840-05:002009-11-03T09:12:40.840-05:00Personally I think that is a wise move (not buying...Personally I think that is a wise move (not buying the new car). The instant depreciation would be a drag on your finances, and it didn't seem to match your current saving goals. But take this with a grain of salt...this is coming from someone who is definitely NOT a car person (my wife and I have a base-model GM compact car, with stick shift -- fully paid for, of course).The Executionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419763605714282331noreply@blogger.com