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TheGoldenEel posted...

I care what kind of car I drive

100%. I just mentioned this on another topic - I drive what I drive because I love that particular vehicle. Okay, slightly different take but the point stands. Too many people buy new cars on the never never just because they can, and then wonder why they can't save anything because they're paying 500 a month for a car they don't own.

Meanwhile the sensible person weighs their options up and thinks oh, if I save that money for 6 months then I've got 2500 to buy a Fiesta ST if I want to be sporty, an Insignia if I want to be boring, or a CLS500 if I want to gamble.

I remember when a colleague had just rented a Rav4 - in 5 months of rent he'd have paid for my R320 fully. He had 48 months, so could have bought 9 of my Mercs. And he was so disappointed when he saw that my Merc was cheaper, quicker, more toys, again the whole 9 yards.