theJ Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 10:48 AM, twslhs20 said: As in, you buy with cash? Not really an option for me. I mean, if you can finance a car with 40% down, you can certainly buy a much cheaper one with cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, vikesfan89 said: Is the Biden/ Putin meeting going to have cameras recording it? Yeah... we're not even opening this can of worms. https://forums.footballsfuture.com/guidelines/ You may not discuss race, religion, politics, or sexual-orientation on these forums. This includes references in usernames, signatures, avatars, and PMs. - ET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 2 hours ago, ET80 said: Yeah... we're not even opening this can of worms. https://forums.footballsfuture.com/guidelines/ You may not discuss race, religion, politics, or sexual-orientation on these forums. This includes references in usernames, signatures, avatars, and PMs. - ET Ok just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Driving my Daughter out to Grad school in Chicago at the end of August. She'll be there for 6 years so I want to make the trip special. Thinking of taking I-80 through MA and NY. Stopping at Niagara Falls and the Rock and Roll HOF in Clev. Is the Cleveland Zoo worth visiting? The Lincoln Park Zoo outside Chicago is highly rated. What other points of interest on the route should we stop and see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Shockwave said: Driving my Daughter out to Grad school in Chicago at the end of August. She'll be there for 6 years so I want to make the trip special. Thinking of taking I-80 through MA and NY. Stopping at Niagara Falls and the Rock and Roll HOF in Clev. Is the Cleveland Zoo worth visiting? The Lincoln Park Zoo outside Chicago is highly rated. What other points of interest on the route should we stop and see? Part of America I've never been to. Hope you guys figure it out and have a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 5:39 AM, theJ said: I mean, if you can finance a car with 40% down, you can certainly buy a much cheaper one with cash. *180 heel turn and quick exit with my $200 40% down payment* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dome said: *180 heel turn and quick exit with my $200 40% down payment* You financed $300? Lol. How did you even do that? Credit card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I was kind of thinking we were talking about a 15k car or something. In which case 40% = 6k. And you can definitely find nice enough 6k cars out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnChimpo Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Several years ago, I financed $1000 for one year. I got about $10,000 for my trade in, and I was so broke at the time that I didn’t have the cash to pay the difference. I think I only ended up paying $30 or $40 in interest. I bought the car from my friend, and he said the banker wasn’t too happy to do such a small loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twslhs20 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 8 hours ago, theJ said: I was kind of thinking we were talking about a 15k car or something. In which case 40% = 6k. And you can definitely find nice enough 6k cars out there. I drive around 60 miles a day 5 days a week. I want a RAV4 Hybrid but they are a bit out of my range at 30-35K. I'm tired of getting killed in gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDrew Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 6 hours ago, twslhs20 said: I drive around 60 miles a day 5 days a week. I want a RAV4 Hybrid but they are a bit out of my range at 30-35K. I'm tired of getting killed in gas. All of the hybrid sedans will cost you a lot less. They'll get better mileage too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 13 hours ago, twslhs20 said: I drive around 60 miles a day 5 days a week. I want a RAV4 Hybrid but they are a bit out of my range at 30-35K. I'm tired of getting killed in gas. I've been there before. For about 5 years, i was driving 130 miles round trip per day, 4 days/week. Over a 20 mpg vehicle, you'll be saving about 1.2k/year. Nothing to sneeze at. I'd find a nice used hybrid. Save yourself the capital cost and the operating cost. You're going to tank the value of the vehicle putting that many miles on it. I drove a 2005 civic hybrid for 2 of those 5 years i mentioned above. Cost me $2,000, saved a ton on gas, and the 50k miles i put on it didn't even put a dent on the blue book value 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, MrDrew said: All of the hybrid sedans will cost you a lot less. They'll get better mileage too I'm putting in my pre-order for the Ford Maverick hybrid pickup next week. 40 mpg city and starts at $20k. Edited June 18, 2021 by minutemancl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MookieMonstah Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, minutemancl said: I'm putting in my pre-order for the Ford Maverick hybrid pickup next week. 40 mpg city and starts at $20k. When do those release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 3 hours ago, theJ said: I've been there before. For about 5 years, i was driving 130 miles round trip per day, 4 days/week. Over a 20 mpg vehicle, you'll be saving about 1.2k/year. Nothing to sneeze at. I'd find a nice used hybrid. Save yourself the capital cost and the operating cost. You're going to tank the value of the vehicle putting that many miles on it. I drove a 2005 civic hybrid for 2 of those 5 years i mentioned above. Cost me $2,000, saved a ton on gas, and the 50k miles i put on it didn't even put a dent on the blue book value 😂 @twslhs20the car is only one element to this IMO. A 60 mile commute is a beast. Would you be able to move? Even if it's to a 15-20 mile commute, that takes a lot of the edge off and you'd have a few hundred bucks a month from gas savings that you could put into your housing expenses. You may not be able to, and I get that. Just want to find door number 3 if it's out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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