> rick++ wrote:
>> Borrowing money to buy a car is not frugal.
>>
> period, end of story :)
> the absolute cheapest way, of course, is buy a used low mileage
> japanese car from a private party that has owned it since new.
> i sold my 1998 civic hatch with 52k miles on ebay for $5500.
I ran my 1973 Golf into the ground, or more strictly was stupid enough
to ignore the windscreen leak until it ended up rusting the floor out.
> i got a good deal, and they got a car that will run another 150k miles with
regular maintenance.
The Golf did 30+ years fine, didnt bother with any maintenance at all.
>> Borrowing money to buy a car is not frugal.
>>
> period, end of story :)
> the absolute cheapest way, of course, is buy a used low mileage
> japanese car from a private party that has owned it since new.
> i sold my 1998 civic hatch with 52k miles on ebay for $5500.