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Originally Posted by raul
Listen to this guy if you want your life to be defined by only numbers. He's talking about VALUE = Money. Ergo, he doesn't understand what VALUE is, or means. This car is an emotional purchase for many of us and many don't regret it. Only you can know the value the car offers you. Will you enjoy the car more than you'll dread making the payments? Use the following formula:
If Value (Fun, ownership, time you spend in the car, etc) > Monthly Payment = Buy it
If you'll feel remorse when making the payments, then don't get it. I've made my payments with a smile on my face. I like paying for my FR-S, because I feel it's worth it, regardless of how bad an "investment" or "expense" it is.
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This.....good advice, well said
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Originally Posted by master345
Well, this kind of misses the point. Our financial lives are defined by numbers.
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No its not and thats why you have missed the point. Sure our lives are influenced by finances but defined??....no way!!
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Originally Posted by master345
The question from the OP was not whether an FRS is a good value, or whether it was the best car to buy. The question he was asking was to determine the FINANCIAL feasibility of buying a new FRS..
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I don't think he was asking that at all....he was asking whether it was a good idea, I understood he had it worked out re affordability and was cool. The question is not financial feasability its financial responsibility. The answer to that is of course it isn't financially responsible....to which I refer to the above from raul. It is all about VALUE but the decision must be without regret.....from your responses to date I'm not sure you can say that, and if you can't don't buy it, do the financially responsible thing and buy a cheap used car