Michael, > I know they try to give you virtually nothing for your > trade-ins as a > rule, but the blue-book values for Fords show that they really hold > value far less than other cars, like Toyotas, as a rule.
I buy a car for the total cost of ownership. We intend to drive it right into the ground. We've had cars and trucks with over 200K miles on them by the time we sold them, still running great. IMO, you buy a good car new, drive it for at least 100K miles, service it religiously, and it will generally take good care of you. When you do those things the resale value is irrelevant. I'll get all my money out and then some. $14K for something I can drive at least 100K miles with very little expense is a great buy, IMO. And at Ford's 1.9% financing offer at the time, how could we have gone wrong? I would have liked to keep my 1999 Mustang Cobra convertible, but such is life. Kristyne McDaniel http://www.shamrocktrails.com/legal/ http://www.mcstyles.com/ Whether you think you can, or you think you can't.... you are right. -- Henry Ford _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
