If thats true than every new car is a lost cause. New cars depreciate massively...
I figure its a lost cause if the repairs are worth more to me than the car. I drive a lot (~30,000 miles a year) so I find an MB to be quite cheap transportation. I drove my last 240D about 25,000 miles for ~$2500 plus the cost of fuel. My 190D did about 90,000 miles for around $5000, I was quite pleased with both. My current 240D cost around $1500, I've done about 30,000 miles so far, I've yet to do any major repairs yet, it is looking a little ragged though, needs some cosmetics... A used car is almost always cheaper to maintain than a new car payment. Even a cheap car is going to cost you $300/mo, that does a lot of repairs... -Curt Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:12:49 -0500 From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] A lost cause? Message-ID: <CAC35L=seg-i4iunbwpi8pugchgryaoc6-dwhbuuc4hrj011...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 A lost cause means owning a declining asset. I don't expect to retire from the proceeds of disposing of my W123 wagons, but then again I believe they will probably hold their own in value due to their great practicality and comparative scarcity. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com