On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:09:45 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:29:49 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:38:51 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 9:20:10 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:31:04 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 4:35:47 PM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:
On 07/25/2017 10:17 AM, The Real Bev wrote:
Hubby's former boss during the 1960s bought a Lamborghini (or equivalent
-- the James Bond car at the time) and sold it as soon as he found out
that a simple tuneup (we remember what those were, right?) cost $1,000.


'Simple tuneup' and 'Italian engine' in the same sentence is an oxymoron
waiting to happen. You're probably thinking of the Aston Martin DB5
though. That's the iconic Bond car although others showed up in the
movies over the years.

I don't know what the inflation adjusted cost for the '60s DB5's would
be but the new models are about $200,000. Pay that for a car and a $1000
oil change is just chump change.

That sounds like the old "If he can afford that much yard, he can afford to have
someone mow the lawn" argument.

Of course you realize that that is not a valid argument.
And yet it is. Which is why I've always maintained "of you cANNOT
AFFORD TO DRIVE A NEW ONE, YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT AFFORD A USED ONE"
WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE "EXOTICS"

Why are you yelling?
Accidentally hit the cap lock and hit send without looking.

(And "afford to drive" is not the same thing as "paying $X for a car", which is why the use of
"chump change" isn't valid. I'll leave it to you to figure that out.)
Not saying it's chump change, but there is SOME truth to the idea of
"if you can afford to buy it, you can afford to pay the stupid prices
for maintenance" in that "if you can't afford the maintenance you
can't afford the car" - and the same is true of the used car - which
"will" require more maintenance.

And yet we all know someone who drives too much car or lives in too much house.

Just cuz you can pay for it doesn't mean you can afford it.
Lots of them. And when they get out of either the car OR the house,
it's generally not a deal for the new owner