by AdamB » Tue 20 Jan 2026, 22:38:42
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', ' ')After my commission as a 2nd Lt, we had enough money never to buy a used car again, we either bought new, or leased and never regretted it. Saved me lots of time and unexpected expenses.
Now THAT is interesting! I went the opposite route. I started buying new early, usually the cheapest new I could afford. Mom had always said "buy the cheapest new thing you can get so you don't get someone elses problems". In hindsight and her as a single mom it made sense, so I did it as well. Right up through the kids getting ready for college (coinciding with me hitting it big on the peak oil circuit, with commiserate boosts in company visibility and salary), and there was no way I sending them off with something new. So I bought a clunker. Paid for itself in insurance savings within 18 months. Still have it more than a decade later, and I use it to take to work. Veritable shitbox. I love the thing! Will need a clutch someday, and rear brakes, but it'll be 20k more miles before those crop up.
The only reason I bought the most recent EV is because they damn near GAVE it away, I already had an older model of the same car that was doing just fine, just without the additional range. (I do really appreciate that extra range though, post-buy)
Plant Thu 27 Jul 2023 "Personally I think the IEA is exactly right when they predict peak oil in the 2020s, especially because it matches my own predictions."
Plant Wed 11 Apr 2007 "I think Deffeyes might have nailed it, and we are just past the overall peak in oil production. (Thanksgiving 2005)"