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      01-03-2021, 02:01 PM   #71
tlow98
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Drives: 2009 E91, 2014 F15 x35i
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Originally Posted by BayMoWe335 View Post
Honestly, $35,000 seems like a lot in maintenance, particularly since it’s over $50,000 if you take out DIY savings.

How much of the maintenance is after 200k? Seems you could have driven for 200k and bought a new one for another 200k and come out ahead.
Interesting point. What does your data say Efthreeoh ?

Even if you spent just $10k on maintenance in the first 200k would you be willing to make that trade-off for another new car? Maybe with the sale of the first car, it would be about equal and you would get to experience 2 new cars?

I feel like I must be missing something, bc this seems too good to be true. Do insurance and registration get cheaper as cars age in the state you live in? That would play a large role.
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