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Old 01-15-2011, 07:41 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by gschotland
Uh, you're making one big (likely faulty) assumption, that his Boxster's paid for and that the Evo will be paid for with cash. ...
Fundamentally, it make no difference if he has the $25K cash or will make payments, as his out-of-pocket costs will be roughly the same. Take the $500 or $600 per month in payments for the Evo and put them in the bank instead and he'll very quickly have a big 'maintenance' stash.

No matter how you look at it, over the next 5 years, the Evo will depreciate by $25K. The Boxster will depreciate by about $5K-$7K. That's close to a $20K difference that anyone would be hard pressed to spend in maintenance on a Boxster (yes possible, but very unlikely).

However, in more recent posts he has made it more obvious that he just doesn't want the Boxster anymore. Initially, he made it sound like his reasoning was financial - which was why I posted this. But more recently it just sounds like he's done with the Boxster and wants a newer car with more HP. If that's what he wants, then thats what he should do. But he shouldn't kid himself into thinking he will save money in the process.
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