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A long standing relationship ended recently. Wanting to get into a new one soon, I asked a number of friends if they knew of anyone who was looking, what they thought of them, what their experiences were with them, etc.
I then met a likely "candidate" (as one female poster recently referred to men) and we talked about things, some small talk, common values, experience. Besides the common friend, I determined that we also have another connection through a co worker.
Perfect. I've done my due dilligence, made my decision and now have a new mechanic. Someone who I can likely trust to give me good advice and perform the work I requested. Keeping a 15 year old vehicle, reliably on the road, takes some effort, but is worth it.
In contrast, women I've known, will suddenly appear with a new (leased) vehicle. Since her's had less than half the mileage of mine and appeared to be new, in comparison, I wanted to understand her rationale.
"Well, it required some "major" repairs (less than $800) and I just don't trust these mechanics, and repairs are so unpredictable, so I traded it in. My lease payment is only $500 a month!"
This is hardly my only such encounter. Is this indicitive of anything? Or am I just being a cranky old misogynist?
I'm not sure what trading for a new car has to do with anything. I can understand not wanting to pour more money into an old car. I had an old Saab 9000 Turbo that I loved and babied for 11-12 years. It had 185,000 miles on it, but I still loved that old car. And then it became $500 for this, $1000 for that, $1200 for the next thing. It was time to let it go. I should have traded it sooner.
Before buying that car I seldom kept cars for more than two years. In fact, I got it by trading my two-year-old Saab 9000 Turbo for it. I don't think it cost me much more to drive new cars than old ones.
I will admit, $500 monthly lease payments sounds kinda high, but if the person can afford it, what's the big deal?
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