Comments on: Saving money with your car http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/ Christian Personal Finance - Financial help, debt help and other financial resources Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:03:07 -0600 hourly 1 By: Carnival of Personal Finance, #159: The First Zero-Emissions City | Greener Pastures: Personal Finance http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 Carnival of Personal Finance, #159: The First Zero-Emissions City | Greener Pastures: Personal Finance Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:20:23 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4689 [...] Bob from Christian Finances highlights the ups and downs of keeping that old clunker of-a-car in Saving money with your car. [...] [...] Bob from Christian Finances highlights the ups and downs of keeping that old clunker of-a-car in Saving money with your car. [...]

]]> By: Saving money with your car http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4434 Saving money with your car Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:22:00 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4434 [...] Free Campaign websites, Free Candidate Search engine, 24/7 elections and politics wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSaving money with your car Keep your car! The Consumer Reports editors did a test and compared buying a Honda Civic EX and driving it for 15 years (225,000 miles) and buying a new one every 5 years. According to their calculations you would save over $20,000 by keeping the original one for 15 years - even after taking maintenance and repair costs into consideration. I had always assumed that it is a better financial move to keep your car, but it is nice seeing the actual numbers. Car De [...] [...] Free Campaign websites, Free Candidate Search engine, 24/7 elections and politics wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSaving money with your car Keep your car! The Consumer Reports editors did a test and compared buying a Honda Civic EX and driving it for 15 years (225,000 miles) and buying a new one every 5 years. According to their calculations you would save over $20,000 by keeping the original one for 15 years – even after taking maintenance and repair costs into consideration. I had always assumed that it is a better financial move to keep your car, but it is nice seeing the actual numbers. Car De [...]

]]> By: Austin Chu http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4432 Austin Chu Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:52:19 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4432 Great post. I work for company that manages and tracks gift cards, and I've been blogging about ways to save money on savvywallet.com. One thing I found is to buy discounted gas cars online. As for me? I run my car off waste vegetable oil. You can check it out on austinchu.wordpress.com Great post. I work for company that manages and tracks gift cards, and I’ve been blogging about ways to save money on savvywallet.com. One thing I found is to buy discounted gas cars online. As for me? I run my car off waste vegetable oil. You can check it out on austinchu.wordpress.com

]]> By: bob http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4431 bob Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:41:58 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4431 I am a Honda rookie (with my first one only being 2 years old), but so far so good! I am a Honda rookie (with my first one only being 2 years old), but so far so good!

]]> By: Tippy http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4429 Tippy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:04:52 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4429 Honda Rox!!! Honda Rox!!!

]]> By: cory http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4423 cory Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:47:09 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4423 Maybe the key here is that they tested with a HONDA! That's right - I've got one still going at 150,xxx miles strong. Maybe the key here is that they tested with a HONDA! That’s right – I’ve got one still going at 150,xxx miles strong.

]]> By: bob http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4421 bob Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:49:39 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4421 @Shannon I agree - there are a few good advantages to buying a new car... The key is to do what you do and keep them for a long time. The best car guys I know say that how a car is broken in has a dramatic effect on the life of the car - knowing that, it is strong support for buying new and taking care of the baby for a long time... @Shannon
I agree – there are a few good advantages to buying a new car… The key is to do what you do and keep them for a long time. The best car guys I know say that how a car is broken in has a dramatic effect on the life of the car – knowing that, it is strong support for buying new and taking care of the baby for a long time…

]]> By: Shannon http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4416 Shannon Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:31:56 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/saving-money-with-your-car/#comment-4416 I'd like to see a study about whether it's better to buy a new car & keep it for 15 years or to buy used cars every few years. I've heard equally strong arguments for buying new cars and for buying used ones. My husband and I usually buy new cars (every 7-10 years) for personal reasons -- neither of us knows much about cars, so we never really know if the used car we're buying is in good condition; we hate taking cars in for repairs; and the most financially savvy person we know always buys his new. I’d like to see a study about whether it’s better to buy a new car & keep it for 15 years or to buy used cars every few years. I’ve heard equally strong arguments for buying new cars and for buying used ones.

My husband and I usually buy new cars (every 7-10 years) for personal reasons — neither of us knows much about cars, so we never really know if the used car we’re buying is in good condition; we hate taking cars in for repairs; and the most financially savvy person we know always buys his new.

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