Re: Leasing versus sales
I like to keep my vehicles for a long time too, and to buy used when the right one is available. I just bought a 1993 Toyota Truck1 which runs just fine; I haven't even gotten around to tuning it up or even changing the fluids yet. Just left it sitting in the driveway for a couple of months, came back, and it started right up.
But I also have to admit that autos are complex mechanical beasties that will inevitably require more maintenance over time as parts (which are, after all, subject to considerable stresses even in careful driving, to say nothing of chemical effects) wear out. Not everyone is prepared to deal with that.
1The actual model name used in the US at the time. I love it. In the mid-1980s my parents bought what was then sold as the Toyota Van. It's a pity they never sold a car that was just called the Car.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
