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May 12, 2009 at 10:01 AM #397738May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397074
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ParticipantIt’s cheaper to lease a car vs buying a car when comparing over a 5 year span if you get a loan to buy the car. Please don’t say it’s cheaper to buy because you get to use the car well past 5 years. Else, I can say the same for any house on the market today. You can live in the house until you die.
If you don’t need a car, it’s cheaper to rent a seat on a subway to get to work everyday, instead of buying a subway system.
It’s cheaper to rent DVD from Netflix vs buying all the DVD you would be watching.
It’s cheaper to rent (subscription service) music (Zune pass, etc) vs buying all the music (iTune, etc).
It’s cheaper to rent a space in the server farm vs buying and maintaining your own server farm.
It’s cheaper to rent a storage space vs buying and maintaining your own storage space.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397324ParticipantIt’s cheaper to lease a car vs buying a car when comparing over a 5 year span if you get a loan to buy the car. Please don’t say it’s cheaper to buy because you get to use the car well past 5 years. Else, I can say the same for any house on the market today. You can live in the house until you die.
If you don’t need a car, it’s cheaper to rent a seat on a subway to get to work everyday, instead of buying a subway system.
It’s cheaper to rent DVD from Netflix vs buying all the DVD you would be watching.
It’s cheaper to rent (subscription service) music (Zune pass, etc) vs buying all the music (iTune, etc).
It’s cheaper to rent a space in the server farm vs buying and maintaining your own server farm.
It’s cheaper to rent a storage space vs buying and maintaining your own storage space.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397546ParticipantIt’s cheaper to lease a car vs buying a car when comparing over a 5 year span if you get a loan to buy the car. Please don’t say it’s cheaper to buy because you get to use the car well past 5 years. Else, I can say the same for any house on the market today. You can live in the house until you die.
If you don’t need a car, it’s cheaper to rent a seat on a subway to get to work everyday, instead of buying a subway system.
It’s cheaper to rent DVD from Netflix vs buying all the DVD you would be watching.
It’s cheaper to rent (subscription service) music (Zune pass, etc) vs buying all the music (iTune, etc).
It’s cheaper to rent a space in the server farm vs buying and maintaining your own server farm.
It’s cheaper to rent a storage space vs buying and maintaining your own storage space.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397605ParticipantIt’s cheaper to lease a car vs buying a car when comparing over a 5 year span if you get a loan to buy the car. Please don’t say it’s cheaper to buy because you get to use the car well past 5 years. Else, I can say the same for any house on the market today. You can live in the house until you die.
If you don’t need a car, it’s cheaper to rent a seat on a subway to get to work everyday, instead of buying a subway system.
It’s cheaper to rent DVD from Netflix vs buying all the DVD you would be watching.
It’s cheaper to rent (subscription service) music (Zune pass, etc) vs buying all the music (iTune, etc).
It’s cheaper to rent a space in the server farm vs buying and maintaining your own server farm.
It’s cheaper to rent a storage space vs buying and maintaining your own storage space.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397748ParticipantIt’s cheaper to lease a car vs buying a car when comparing over a 5 year span if you get a loan to buy the car. Please don’t say it’s cheaper to buy because you get to use the car well past 5 years. Else, I can say the same for any house on the market today. You can live in the house until you die.
If you don’t need a car, it’s cheaper to rent a seat on a subway to get to work everyday, instead of buying a subway system.
It’s cheaper to rent DVD from Netflix vs buying all the DVD you would be watching.
It’s cheaper to rent (subscription service) music (Zune pass, etc) vs buying all the music (iTune, etc).
It’s cheaper to rent a space in the server farm vs buying and maintaining your own server farm.
It’s cheaper to rent a storage space vs buying and maintaining your own storage space.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397079UCGal
ParticipantFor people that like to change out new cars every few years AND don’t put a lot of miles on their cars – leasing a car *can* be cheaper than buying. But if you plan to hold on for the long haul – buying makes more sense.
The same can be true in housing. If you think you might be relocating within 5 years, buying may not pencil out because of the costs of transactions. But if you plan to live in the house long term, and pay it off, then it makes sense to buy.
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397329ParticipantFor people that like to change out new cars every few years AND don’t put a lot of miles on their cars – leasing a car *can* be cheaper than buying. But if you plan to hold on for the long haul – buying makes more sense.
The same can be true in housing. If you think you might be relocating within 5 years, buying may not pencil out because of the costs of transactions. But if you plan to live in the house long term, and pay it off, then it makes sense to buy.
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397551ParticipantFor people that like to change out new cars every few years AND don’t put a lot of miles on their cars – leasing a car *can* be cheaper than buying. But if you plan to hold on for the long haul – buying makes more sense.
The same can be true in housing. If you think you might be relocating within 5 years, buying may not pencil out because of the costs of transactions. But if you plan to live in the house long term, and pay it off, then it makes sense to buy.
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397610ParticipantFor people that like to change out new cars every few years AND don’t put a lot of miles on their cars – leasing a car *can* be cheaper than buying. But if you plan to hold on for the long haul – buying makes more sense.
The same can be true in housing. If you think you might be relocating within 5 years, buying may not pencil out because of the costs of transactions. But if you plan to live in the house long term, and pay it off, then it makes sense to buy.
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
May 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM #397753ParticipantFor people that like to change out new cars every few years AND don’t put a lot of miles on their cars – leasing a car *can* be cheaper than buying. But if you plan to hold on for the long haul – buying makes more sense.
The same can be true in housing. If you think you might be relocating within 5 years, buying may not pencil out because of the costs of transactions. But if you plan to live in the house long term, and pay it off, then it makes sense to buy.
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
May 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM #397094davelj
Participant[quote=UCGal]
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
[/quote]I lived in DC and Chicago for a total of about five years and didn’t have a car. I just rented one when I needed one and otherwise used cabs, the El and the Metro. It was great. Can’t do that here, however.
May 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM #397344Participant[quote=UCGal]
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
[/quote]I lived in DC and Chicago for a total of about five years and didn’t have a car. I just rented one when I needed one and otherwise used cabs, the El and the Metro. It was great. Can’t do that here, however.
May 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM #397566Participant[quote=UCGal]
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
[/quote]I lived in DC and Chicago for a total of about five years and didn’t have a car. I just rented one when I needed one and otherwise used cabs, the El and the Metro. It was great. Can’t do that here, however.
May 12, 2009 at 10:27 AM #397625Participant[quote=UCGal]
I have friends who live back east in big cities. (Philly and NYC). They do car shares because the cost of owning the car is too high – parking being a big factor. For the 2-3 times a week they need a car, they use the carshare. They all take public transit to work or work from home.
[/quote]I lived in DC and Chicago for a total of about five years and didn’t have a car. I just rented one when I needed one and otherwise used cabs, the El and the Metro. It was great. Can’t do that here, however.
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