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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (141567)	4/25/2007 12:09:45 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

that's because you can sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (141567)	4/25/2007 12:11:48 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

i used to buy the hertz or avis cars at credit union sales.. they would further discount the cars and the credit unions would cut the rate up to a point lower than normal. I bought three cars that way, honda, hatchback forget brand, and another one it was so long ago i cannot remember. my friend bought five cars from gov auctions. never had a problem with them and great deals. you want to throw away hard earned money buy a brand new car every couple of years.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (141567)	4/25/2007 12:21:29 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

You reminded me of the fact that I've only owned 2 brand new cars in my life. My first one was a 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne. I paid $2070 for it, which included extra money for white sidewall tires, a radio and a heater. Monthly payments were $65 and I could barely make them. My second new car was a 1978 Ford Granada. It was the last one on the lot as the 79s came out and the dealer wanted rid of it. I paid $5000 cash and drove it away. Both of those cars lasted about 140k miles before I sold them. In the meantime, I was often furnished a company car, always new every couple years. I was driving about 100 miles a day back then. But, the ones I buy myself have always been used.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (141567)	4/25/2007 12:23:01 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Today a lot of them seem to have it all. The executive house, 2 new upscale cars, boats, ATV's, etc. You name it they have it. Of course they can't afford to use any of it because they can't even gas them up and the house is virtually unfurnished. But hey, each to their own. I try to use that to my advantage. I've wanted to upgrade my housing arrangement to somewhat larger. I close tomorrow on a 4 bedroom on the 4th green of the golf course. Put up for sale a year ago at 259,900 and I paid 190. The people that could no longer afford it paid 230 5 years ago and will leave with debt. But I can not feel sorry for them. Not only did they bury themselves they filled the entire house and garage with junk. I could not even get into the garage to see it for example. So they did not even do anything to help themselves sell it. Guy that appraised it for my mortgage went back after they had the rooms cleared of debris and appraised the house for 220. He said he wasn't sure he could appraise it for even 190 before because he couldn't find the house:)