Depends on how busy you are and how much you value a) the time required to maintain an older eg more than 3y old car and b) driving the latest stuff. Getting a car to the mechanic and back is a real hassle for us as we both work long hours and fight la traffic. Then you pay a huge repair bill for something that should be simple but requires disassembly of half the engine eg replacing a starter at 75,000 miles on a 2008 california bmw or temp sensor melted into downpipe on 3y old touareg tdi and you wonder why you own the damned things. Then the service light comes back on and you cant smog it until that is fixed so its back to the shop again. Meanwhile wife is getting pulled over on freeway for expired tags on Saturday morning with kids in car when she needs to be in the OR. It may save money to own but for us it is looking penny wise pound foolish. New cars arent worth jack after a few years no matter what. Accountant says cost of ownership is same particularly if there is business use involved. Game, set, match to leasing. Yes check residuals and get the best deal you can.
I like my 123 tdt but only because it is cool and doesnt depreciate. Now you guys have me thinking it needs a new turbo though - kkk k26. Some shaft play less than .125 prob 0.0625. I will prob pull and take it to becs for a rebuild on general principle. 185000 mi. On Sep 29, 2014 8:04 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Leasing is tricky at best and is rarely a win unless you can have some > control over what they establish as the residual. If you want a car payment > and a new car every 2-3 years, it could make sense. > > I saw a 2012 G-something at the MB dealer last week that was being prepped > for delivery. Sticker was $31k. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Sep 29, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I was thinking the lease option might be worth considering, depending on > what sorts with the situation and mileage requirements. > > > > --R > > > > > >> On 9/27/14 10:14 PM, Karl W wrote: > >> > >> Seems like an old 123/126 in good shape would be just the ticket. > >> > >> Otherwise a well maintained G-wagen. > >> > >> I had a 2006 Sprinter that was great, but I dont like the newer ones as > much. > >> > >> Everybody here in LA knows better than to buy a new Merc or BMW. Lease > them while they run well and pass them off for others to deal with after a > few years. No trips to the mechanic and you get a new one every few years > instead of driving the same car for a decade. Cost of ownership is the same > unless miles are high. > >> > >> New luxury cars are simply not designed to be easily or cheaply > maintained. That is why they depreciate so dramatically. > >> > >> On Sep 24, 2014 12:01 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >> > >> OK I realize that asking for opinions from y'all is like throwing > >> a steak to a pack of hungry dogs, but I'll do it anyway. > >> > >> I am trying to get out ahead of a likely need here in the next few > >> months for a newer car of some sort, which I would think should be > >> a Benz diesel. Could be a lease or purchase. Lease would be new, > >> purchase would be something 2-5 yr old maybe, reliability would be > >> the key issue for potentially a coupla thousand miles a month. I > >> am thinking an E or ML, maybe a GL. The 4WD (or AWD or whatever > >> it is) is attractive. Buying a new GL or S would be awesome, but > >> my lottery tickee did not win yet. > >> > >> I took a look at Carmax, there are a fair number of ML diesels > >> around, and Es too, all 4 years or newer. A few GLs but they are > >> spendy. I looked at the Benz CPOs and there were a few but > >> pricier it seemed, maybe a bit newer inventory on average. > >> > >> Have at it. > >> > >> --R > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://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 > >> > >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, > >> those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. > The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of > >> each contributor. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
