A change in thinking | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: rolindsay (rolindsay![]() |
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Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 05:36:40 -0800 (PST) |
Hello Friends, We have all heard the phrase, "Buy the best car you can afford." because the phrase silently goes on to say, "...because you're going to spend more making a weak car right.". I wonder if that idea holds true in countries like Portugal where the TAX on whole cars is far greater than on parts. Could one buy a fixer-upper for a bargain price, pay minimal tax, then effect the repairs and come out with a better but cheaper car? Hummmm. The thing that has me thinking is the car Rui bought; a 1988 328GTS. It was cosmetically weak with some body rust. The drive train had been maintained but not "preserved". He got the car for a bargain price BEFORE the even bigger tax hike that has just happened. I wonder if one did the math in reverse and asked, if he bought the same car today, for the same price, and made the same investments in restoration, would he come out far better than buying "the best car he can afford" (and deprive the tax man of his ill gotten gains)? More hummmm. Rick, pondering on Saturday morning Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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A change in thinking rolindsay, February 7 2009
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Re: A change in thinking Jim, February 7 2009
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Re: A change in thinking Rick Lindsay, February 7 2009
- Re: A change in thinking LarryT, February 7 2009
- Re: A change in thinking Paul Bennett, February 7 2009
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Re: A change in thinking Rick Lindsay, February 7 2009
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Re: A change in thinking Jim, February 7 2009
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